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...extent to which the "who is this unmasked man?!" debate has occupied the minds and chatter of Beltway barhoppers is stunning. More than it underscores the mental lethargy of Washingtonians as they steam like dumplings outside (maybe losing brain power along with water weight), it suggests a disengagement in politics by even political operatives...

Author: By Tara H. Arden-smith, | Title: Loving the Lethargy of Summer | 7/26/1996 | See Source »

Unfortunately, if Murphy makes a statement here by destroying his own character before our eyes and demonstrating other abilities through Klump, he isn't helped by the generally low-grade comedy that pervades much of the film. Boring flatulence jokes gradually steam roll over the otherwise superbly sick Klump family portrait (a lewd grandmother talking forever of "relations"; Sherman's babying mother who believes a baby's first step unimportant compared to his first roof-rumbling belch). Soon Klump's post-transformation celebration turns idiotic and offensive; it's as if "Eddie Murphy Raw" took over and started telling stand...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, | Title: Murphy as Jeckyll, Hyde, and Their Randy Grandma | 7/16/1996 | See Source »

DISTILLATION. These systems boil water and turn it into vapor, removing most inorganic contaminants like lead and killing any pathogens. The steam is then recondensed into water. However, distillation is not useful for removing volatile chemicals like benzene. Prices start at more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DO WATER FILTERS WORK? | 6/10/1996 | See Source »

...then Harvard fell to Brown in Providence in double-overtime, 73-70, a loss that took a lot of steam out of the Crimson's ship. The close defeat came on a Saturday night a week before the Princeton-Penn gauntlet, and on that next weekend Harvard seemed to be a little tighter than it was a month before...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Snowden, Gilmore Lead M. Cagers to Best Season Since '84 | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...freshman year and sleeping in it in Harvard Yard." John J. Immel '96 "When my roommate built an igloo freshman year." Edward Wu '96 "Being thrown into the shower by my roommates.... I left skid marks on the wall." Alejandro Perez '96 "Getting caught by the police in the steam tunnels freshman year." Alex G. Boreen '96 "When Meg Ryan conducted an orgasm in the audience at the Pudding [when she was Woman of the Year]." Lisa Muggridge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Survey Says: Grads Talk About Their Four Years | 6/5/1996 | See Source »

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