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...clothmaking factories of New England hum. Irish lads built the Erie Canal, paved the highways and laid tracks for the railroads. In the South the Irish were sometimes considered more expendable than slaves and were hired, at pitifully low wages, for the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs, like clearing snake-infested swamps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Migration | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

Snoop's rapping isn't flashy, but it is catchy. His relaxed vocal style is a perfect match for Dr. Dre's bass-heavy producing. The songs on this album are built around '70s-style funk grooves; Snoop's voice is lithe enough to snake its way around the big beats. Tracks like Aint No Fun (If the Homies Cant Have None) are perfectly crafted to come booming out of Jeeps and college dorms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gangsta Rap, Doggystyle | 11/29/1993 | See Source »

...years later, the researcher was crucified by reporting in the Chicago Tribune, and Michigan Congressman John Dingell demanded a government investigation. Perhaps the low point for Gallo came this year when Alan Alda portrayed the scientist as a self-promoting snake in And the Band Played On, an HBO movie about the AIDS epidemic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Victory At Last for a Besieged Virus Hunter | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

Since being named the Sassiest Girl in America, not much has changed in Malikah's life. She still plays violin for the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra, still yearns for a turtle or a fangless "medium snake." She still loves Billie Holiday, Brahms, and the dining services' honey glazed squash. And while fellow students have been known to shout "Sassy!" as she passes through the Yard, Malikah hasn't let these fifteen minutes of fame go to her head. "I think I'm sassy," Malikah says, "but I know lots of other people who are sassy...

Author: By Mike E. Farbiarz, | Title: She's Sassy, Not Seventeen | 10/14/1993 | See Source »

...Flint, life is bad and getting worse, and chicken isn't the only thing you'll see eaten in this film. When the Bunny Lady, the woman who sold rabbits for food in "Roger and Me" and inspired the new film's title, feeds a live rabbit to a snake, the bunny's shrieks are a little harder to swallow...

Author: By Caralee E. Caplan, | Title: Short Films With Teeth | 10/14/1993 | See Source »

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