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...fixed: tiny imploded scenes, whose glow and atmospheric subtlety were much admired in their time but can hardly even be assessed now. For in pursuit of jewel-like effects and deep layering of color, Ryder painted "lean over fat," so that slower-drying strata of paint underneath pulled the quicker-drying surface apart. He would slosh abominable messes of varnish on the surface, and pile up the pigment by incessant retouching until the images became quaking pitch lakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: America's Saintly Sage | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

...finished with 18 points on 7-for-18 shooting from the field. However, Asker couldn't stop Rullman, who tallied 16 first-half points in leading the Crimson to a 56-36 halftime lead. Rullman finished with 24 points on 10-for-15 shooting. Classmate Campbell drove the lane quicker-than-the-eye and dished off for numerous baskets en route to a nine-assist, 12-point effort...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: M. Cagers Careen Norway | 11/15/1990 | See Source »

...Brahmin copywriter, she a blowsy waitress who tries to pick him up at a bar. It's class vs. crass. While he acts aloof and demure, she flatters his prettiness, then gets quickly to the business at hand. Soon they are shrugging off age prejudices like unwanted clothes, the quicker to satisfy their passion. She: "I'm 43." He: "I'm 27." Who cares? Wham! Their sex scenes, more intense than anything in the NC- 17 Henry & June, manage to suggest that all lovemaking carries, like a secret genetic code, the memory of all previous loves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Odd Coupling | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

...hard to say we dominated when we lost, but we had 24 shots and 19 corners. We just need to tighten up on defense and take better advantage of our chances on offense. We've been giving up too many corners and we need to react to the ball quicker...

Author: By Mick Stern, | Title: Once Again, Stickwomen Fail to Get on the Board | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

...worked a lot better [versus San Francisco]," Olken said. "In the Stanford game, we played laterally across the field, and we were unable to penetrate passes into the box. In the USF game, the halfbacks moved forward. The forwards were playing faster, and the offense worked quicker than against Stanford. We weren't able to make quick transitions...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: W. Booters Split on the Western Front | 9/25/1990 | See Source »

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