Word: sided
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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They seem to realize that the flip side of phenomenon is fluke. Blair Witch, a film that antagonizes as many folks as it enthralls, could be as fleeting a fad as Deely Bobbers, and with no profound meaning for the future of film--except perhaps that struggling filmmakers with a marketable attitude will for a short, happy time be overpaid by studio bosses hoping against reason for another Blair Witch...
...Murphy's comic strengths. At its best, Martin's screen character is a dislocating combination of yearning and take-no-prisoners opportunism. He's like a premoral child--appalling yet somehow charming. Murphy has the comic nerve to play stardom as a form of flat-out psychosis. His sweet side surfaces in the second character he plays, Kit's brother Jiff, whom Bobby hires as a part-time gofer, part-time stunt double, full-time victim of everyone's heedlessness...
Even if SAMe is not the wonder cure its proponents claim, it so far appears to be safe. Some minor side effects, such as hot, itchy ears, have been reported. As with any antidepressant, a few people who take it develop mania, an uncontrolled frenzy of emotion and activity. Who knows what else may turn up if millions of people start using it? Maybe that's one reason SAMe is still a prescription drug in Europe. So, if you do decide to try it, it's not a bad idea to let your doctor know so that...
...disconnect between TheStreet.com's performance and that of our stock seems as great to the downside as it was to the upside, when we came public. Both are mystifying to me, even though I am a full-time hedge-fund manager who writes on the side...
Arguing against welfare reform in August 1999 is a bit like arguing against the Apollo moon shot in August 1969. The Eagle has landed, and the naysayers appear to be on the wrong side of history. But at least one of them remains unmoved by the news--because nobody loves a lonely, principled fight more than Bill Bradley...