Word: spinnings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...after five years as an Egyptologist, including a year and a half in Cairo studying hieroglyphics, and a thesis on the Old Kingdom, he can spin innumerable tales of the history and lore of the Middle East. Antara, a bastard son and warrior from the Jahaliya, the time before Islam. Akhnaten, who ruled before Tut, and founded the temple of the sun god. But though Egyptology was what originally took him to Egypt, "when I got there I was more interested in modern Egypt...
...asked Li Ruihuan, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, in an interview with the People's Daily. "We should talk about something that the people are interested in and that can help them do away with their worries." None of the would-be successors to Deng can spin such sentiments into a platform of action, however, as long as the so-called gang of elders is watching their every move. "It's too dangerous for one to raise his head above the crowd for fear of having it chopped off," observes a diplomat...
...tune in. Twin Peaks is, in fact, the culmination of a surprisingly fruitful season for offbeat, formula-breaking shows. ABC's Elvis, though a failure in the ratings, deconstructed the rock king's life into fresh, evocative snippets of biodrama. Fox's The Simpsons put an off-kilter, animated spin on TV's portrayal of the family, while Fox's The Outsiders, at least in its early episodes, brought filmic texture and subtlety to a potentially cliched drama of small-town adolescence...
...LIVING COLOR (Fox, Saturdays, 9 p.m. EDT). Keenen Ivory Wayans (I'm Gonna Git You Sucka) created and stars in this weekly satirical revue with a black spin. The impersonations (Arsenio Hall, Mike Tyson) are dead on, the laughs abundant. TV's brightest new spring comedy, by a mile...
...President Renee Covi of the Harvard Cycling Club, it's old news, but for Claire Farley, it's a new experience that may make her wheels spin...