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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...stuck in his mouth, to the climactic moment when he orgasms to Handel's "Messiah," Miller is a paragon of eros, humor and theatricality packed into one vital, often naked body. Switching effortlessly from one performance mode to another, Miller at one moment works the audience better than any stand-up comedian, then dives into his own illusionary world the next, and performs equally well in both modes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Out of the Closet, Endlessly Rocking at the BCA Festival | 9/26/1996 | See Source »

...successfully moved on, truly believing that AIDS does not have to inhibit the joy of his sexual experiences. Even as he discusses past lovers who have died of AIDS, Miller's sexual joy in this piece promises that he will not be haunted by this past. Such a stand shows real artistic and political progress, as Miller signals a time when the gay man can dissociate AIDS from his guilt over sex, and truly enjoy himself despite the crisis...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Out of the Closet, Endlessly Rocking at the BCA Festival | 9/26/1996 | See Source »

...honored to stand in a 35-year tradition," Peavey said. "I am hopeful that history will inspire...

Author: By Charles G. Kels, | Title: Bunting Institute Announces Fellows for '96-'97 | 9/25/1996 | See Source »

...make my way slowly through the crowd, past the High Times booth, past the marijuana paraphernalia stand. Eventually, I find myself in front of a T-shirt concession stand which, curiously, seems to be selling shirts with the logo of the Republican presidential tickets. As I wade in closer, though, it becomes clear that the shirt in fact reads "DOPE/HEMP '96". I'm relieved, and with my world view intact, I ride the crowd out toward the bandstand...

Author: By Dan S. Aibel, | Title: Searching for Kurt Loder | 9/25/1996 | See Source »

...retreated, but the next Sunday he told us we could no longer stand on the trash can to reach the net. These days, having listened to oratory from both Republicans and Democrats on the subject, we would have known how to respond. "The era of Big Government is over!" we would have said, or "We do not want government bureaucrats meddling in our lives!" Those days, we simply brought a stepladder from home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RED TAPE AND VOLLEYBALL | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

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