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...anachronistically masculine Norris. Now in its fifth season, Walker is regularly ranked among the nation's 20 most popular shows, and last week it drew more viewers than the much higher-profile NYPD Blue or Frasier. Conspiracy-minded fans of The X-Files, Fox's mercilessly hyped ode to paranoia, might want to note that each week Walker claims about 2.5 million more viewers than their show. Is there a reason that Walker gets no respect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: YES, URKEL STILL LIVES | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

...most uptempo song on House of Music is the first single, "Let's Get Down," a funky, danceable track that features West Coast rapper DJ Quick interspersed between Saadiq's playful crooning. "Til Last Summer" is a tender ode to lost and found love with a soaring chorus that faintly echoes "It Never Rains...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: Tony Toni Tone Brings Back Unprocessed Spirit of Soul | 12/6/1996 | See Source »

...tells of his backyard escapades, using various fruits and vegetables as sex tools. His tribute to zucchini is outrageously funny, performed while bending at the knees, up and down, up and down, while recalling his mother's reaction to her discovery of his exploits. Deeply moving is Miller's ode to his backyard Valencia orange tree, using his body to expel a paroxysm of sexual desire while sucking on an orange. As juice runs from his mouth, working its way down his body, and dropping lusciously to the floor through his penis, Miller's queer body and the orange tree...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Out of the Closet, Endlessly Rocking at the BCA Festival | 9/26/1996 | See Source »

Even the unofficial anthem of the convention, the cheery Latin dance hit Macarena, cited by Gore and mimed by Hillary Rodham Clinton and thousands of delegates, held a hidden message. The song (which is performed in the kind of lockstep the party wanted from its delegates) is an ode to seduction. "Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena," goes the chorus in Spanish. Translation: "Give your body joy, Macarena...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CARRIED AWAY WITH KIDS | 9/9/1996 | See Source »

Sadaharu Oh, the Babe Ruth of Japanese baseball, wrote an ode to his sport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BASEBALL: THE LIGHT OF WINTER COMING | 8/19/1996 | See Source »

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