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Before my boy's obvious old school knowledge, the other cat's golden age stance was silenced. Instead he changed the subject to whether Slick Rick's British accent was authentic...

Author: By Andres A. Ramos, | Title: Notes on the Beat | 5/7/1999 | See Source »

...further the mainstream pushes Michael Moore away, the more tenacious he gets. He has been banished all the way to Bravo, and though his new show is not as slick as his last (TV Nation), it's even more hard-hitting. Moore bothers Big Business again, as he does when he invites Humana execs to the mock funeral of a man whose pancreas transplant has been denied by the insurers. It's unusual to find an angry liberal in this economy, but Moore makes a better case for the working guy than any politician out there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Awful Truth | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

...helped his own cause by picking off second baseman Jeff Lawler in the first and starting a slick 1-4-3 double play in the fourth...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Baseball Two Games Up in Rolfe | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

...theartificial in real life. The opening chaptersglitter with name brands and dropped popreferences. Drew and crew can be incredibly slimy,but never see-through. At times the novel seemssuperficial, but Burning Girl is no bore. If thedialogue is sometimes a bit stilted, it's becauseit's too damn slick. Do we care if this ismasterful irony or just plastic writing? NO! We'llsnort at Drew's tacky overtures and Bahar'sspitfire tactics and file it all under "Dirt."Then we'll move on to the good stuff...

Author: By Diane W. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Burning Girl | 4/23/1999 | See Source »

THEY CANCELLED THE SWIM TEST REQUIREMENT YEARS AGO, BUT INEVITABLY, ON SOME WET FRIDAY NIGHT, EVERYONE'S FOUND THEMSELVES IN NEED OF A SHORT-CUT ON THEIR WAY TO JFK STREET AND FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE 800 CUBIC FOOT PUDDLE ON THE WAY. YOU'RE SLICK, YOU'RE STYLIN', YOU'RE SOAKING...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 100 REASONS WHY HARVARD SUCKS | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

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