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...WAITS: BIG TIME (Island). The raucous and funny low-life reveries of rock's only postmodern beatnik...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Nov. 7, 1988 | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...WAITS: BIG TIME (Island). The raucous low-life reveries of rock's only postmodern beatnik. Taken from the sound track of Waits' concert film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Oct. 31, 1988 | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...postmodern randomness of the the quintessential American philosopher, Reebok is trying to address not only our need to buy any particular brand of ads is meant to stress individuality and uniqueness, as does Emerson's philosophy. But the ads distort that philosophy by implying that Emersonian self reliance can be found in, of all things, sneakers...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Stomping on Individualism | 10/11/1988 | See Source »

...pheasant with Swiss chard and a mellow stew of apples and pears; and roseate medallions of venison with wild mushrooms and a cream-lightened game sauce. Only the spaetzle are too dry, and the classic Swiss potato pancake, roesti, lacks the , characteristic crispness. Nearby is the stunning Milanese postmodern setting at La Grotta. Avoid its overly creamy concoctions and bizarre combinations of meat and shellfish in favor of more traditional pastas and simply sauteed veal or fish dishes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Democrats Potlikker to Profiteroles | 7/25/1988 | See Source »

...also the year that chickenwire was transformed into shimmering, seven-foot walls of ice in the Quad as part of a landscape art project. This was one of three such projects that tried to turn the newly-remodeled greensward into a postmodern palette. One artist threatened to tiger-stripe the lawn with strips of orange sod, but angry Quadlings forced her to content herself with some white lime lines that made the Quad into an airplane runway...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: The Changing of the Avant-Garde | 6/8/1988 | See Source »

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