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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Jimi runs away from restaurant tabs, allows a queenie to moon over him while he feeds him dinner and begs at the backs of a restaurant for scraps. People in suits may wistfully stare out of their office windows at some guy sprawled in the park with a beer, but in reality they're better off where they...

Author: By Judy E. Dutton, | Title: `Technicolor' Loser Nothing More Than Pulp | 3/3/1995 | See Source »

...Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival has celebrated the latest trends in American independent filmmaking. It was thus a sign of the times that at this year's screenings, the talk was not only about actors, directors and hip new movies, but also about the information superhighway. Gathered in Park City, Utah, in January, the Beautiful People heard the experts talk about two-way media, explored online services and debated the merits of CD-ROM technology. ``It's going to be like a geologic upheaval,'' Redford said. ``We're going to have to sit and watch as the pirates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE FOR REMOTE CONTROL | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

...Codex says. And he rattles off the secret numbers for Candlestick Park, the Kingdome, the Meadowlands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT SIMOLEON CAPER | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

...this point, big brother Joe feels the need to slam himself down on a park bench, which must feel roughly like sitting on a block of dry ice. But he doesn't care. He's beyond physical pain. I sort of expected to feel triumphant at this point, but I don't. So I let him off the hook. ``I just came from your accounting firm,'' I say. ``I told them I had discovered an error in my calculations -- that my set-top box had a faulty chip. I supplied them with 27 new numbers, which I worked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT SIMOLEON CAPER | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

Committed shorts wearers have one thing in common: old ladies stop them to warn them of the dangers of catching a cold. They also are constantly subjected to looks and comments from friends and strangers alike. Ed Park often overhears people telling each other, "Hey! Look at that stupid person: he's wearing shorts." Sometimes, these people are his friends. Last winter, Dave Goldberg was stopped by a complete stranger and asked who his dealer was so he could "get some of whatever [Dave was] on." When walking out of William James Hall one bitterly cold day, Don Hayler encountered...

Author: By Ryan S. Mccarthy, | Title: Claustrophobia of the Knees | 2/23/1995 | See Source »

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