Word: smiley
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Tavis Smiley, a cultural commentator and author of a collection of political essays, Hard Left, is worried about the effect Wallace's slaying will have on young rap fans: "The value of life is decreasing by the minute right in front of their eyes." Says Preston Williams, 21, a hip-hop fan and student at Howard University: "If these guys are getting killed over music, then it's the dumbest thing that I've experienced in my whole life. If these famous guys can die, who is to say that I won't be next?" Hopefully, gangsta rap fans will...
...when I shared this thought with Heather, a smiley waitress at the Tomorrow Land Terrace restaurant, she was quick to correct my impression...
...American Short Stories, an anthology of short fiction published in magazines across the United States and Canada in the previous year. For each volume, one of the nation's most distinguished novelists is chosen to be the guest editor (recent past editors include Richard Ford, Louise Erdrich, and Jane Smiley). The editor is blindly presented with 120 stories, chosen by the series editor, Katrina Kenison. Blind presentation means that the authors names are concealed up until publication of the selection. This year's guest editor John Edgar Wideman (two time winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award 1984 and 1990) has selected...
...scatological work or a racy read about a rich scientist-businessman. Instead, it is an earnest attempt by a talented writer to redraw the profile of the typical macho American giant to conform to more feminist and environmental ideals. In this, Simpson seems to be invading territory that Jane Smiley opened in A Thousand Acres...
Hoffer customized recently released software called Palace to represent the Harvard environment. With a little smiley-faced character, user can stroll through the Yard, head up to the Quad or even swing by the Grille...