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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Until now, Frank Norris' 1899 novel was best known as the inspiration for Erich von Stroheim's 1924 silent epic Greed. Bolcom has given the material a brash, distinctive voice. His score evokes turn-of-the-century America in a slick, seamless potpourri of retro modernism, long, loose-limbed melodies and irresistible rhythmic invention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Score Another For Americans | 11/23/1992 | See Source »

...Dream Team lost to another nation, let alone a foreign college team, Slick Willie would call a state of emergency...

Author: By John C. Ausiello, | Title: They're Just a Little Green Around the Edges | 11/19/1992 | See Source »

Hubbard rails against both parties, but reserves particular venom for Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, the Democratic nominee and likely victor today. "Whenever I see [Clinton], I get a queasy feeling in my stomach," he seethes. "He's so slick. He just tells people what they want to hear...

Author: By John A. Cloud, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE IRONIES OF PEROTISM | 11/3/1992 | See Source »

...slick politician who has tailored the issues he discusses to what's on the people's minds. In fact, Takano seems to enjoy nothing more than discussing technical solutions for public education or the fuel cell as a way to improve energy efficiency...

Author: By Joe Mathews, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE RETURN OF MR. SMITH | 11/3/1992 | See Source »

Getting beyond Perot's slick salesmanship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 11/2/1992 | See Source »

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