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Word: nesses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...threat, why can't boys join the girl's game of jelly-like muck? While many Harvard alpha-males prefer a phallic stick of lip protection, everyone knows that only a finger-applicant can reach those hard to reach spots on the side of the mouth. For minimal wuss-ness in a can, consider Blistex's Daily Conditioning Treatment (DCT). With an SPF-rating of 15, Blistex DCT provides safe, comfortable and secure balming. And its small size betters many of its larger competitors that seem to thrive in bulkier and unwieldy residences, far too big for the pants-side...

Author: By J. S. Paul, | Title: BALM-OFF: three critical perspectives | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...verdant uncentered portraits of dead presidents in the name of Big Government and Che Guevara. Get yours, if you must; I will not be a red octagon for the capitalist driver or passenger. However, as a long-time hip-hop fan, I do hate two things: lies and wack-ness. Both of which seem to permeate mainstream...

Author: By Andres A. Ramos, | Title: ETHNOGRAPHIC WRITING: The MC's Job, Apparently | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

...time he beat up Don Rickles). One especially wishes the book dug more deeply into Bennett's music--a surprising lack, since co-author Will Friedwald is one of the sharpest jazz writers around. Still, this is an engaging read. It's that voice, the lovely Tony Bennett-ness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Good Life | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...start eating and so lay our fork down next to the bowl and stare uncomfortably as the vegetables talk among themselves. They speak of things, shared experiences and hidden flavors we never knew existed. In our insecurity, we detect an angry stare from the tomatoes toward our untomato-ness, and we shrink away from the plate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FILM FESTIVAL | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

...MELTING POT, BUT A SALAD BOWL." This, we are told, is multicultural America, where different ethnicities don't simply blend into a common fondue of American identity but retain their distinctive flavor to enrich a larger American salad. Ideally, the lettuce appreciates the tomatoes for the tomato-ness, the mushrooms for their mushroom-ness, and so on; yet we are often too busy to examine each component of the salad bowl for its complexities. We chew it quickly, sensing only what is most immediate to our tastebuds, nod, and move on to the next bite, Thus it is that American...

Author: By Frankie J. Petrosino, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Boston Jewish Film Festival | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

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