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...over because in the here and now--early fall in his East Village apartment in New York City--Adams is doing a fair impression of an 11-year-old brat. We are supposed to be talking about his new album, Rock N Roll, but Adams has decided to chain-smoke and open his mail. "Why does my mom keep sending me QVC stuff?" he mumbles. "Oh. A book light. F___, yeah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The No-Hit Wonder | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

Hotch made an appointment with a mayonnaise bottler in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. He was frisked and escorted to a crowded office, where, through the thick haze of cigar smoke, he was faced with a group of five men who lounged on chairs arranged around a large central desk. They wore bright neckties and sported diamond rings on their pinkies. Hotch was offered a seat, a cigar, and a glass of Sambuca. Hotch loathed Sambuca, but he downed it bravely. The guy behind the desk, who had hands the size of catcher's mitts, did the talking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Book Excerpt: Newman's Own Story | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

...Smoke in the Adams House student kitchen triggered two false fire alarms Friday and Saturday, bringing to 12 the number of unwarranted Adams evacuations this fall...

Author: By Joshua D. Gottlieb, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Adams Loses Sleep Over False Fire Alarms | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

Merle Bicknell, assistant director of physical resources in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, said in September that the triggers for this year’s alarms have included burning toast, system malfunctions and even a sink that overflowed onto a smoke detector...

Author: By Joshua D. Gottlieb, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Adams Loses Sleep Over False Fire Alarms | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

...course, when the opponent realizes that your throwing game has gone up in smoke, it’s hard to keep posting gains like that. After amassing 106 rushing yards in the first half, Dawson was shut down by the Lion defenders—who, having half a brain, were aware of precisely when and where he would get the ball—and managed only 51 yards more...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Take the Kennelly: Potential and the Season That Might Have Been | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

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