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...roommates suck. I keep a stash of quarters which I use for my laundry, and dammit, they swipe then and use them for "Quarters"! Instead of the soothing hum of the Maytag washing machine, I am forced to listen to the drunken strains of "Down in one, down in one, down in one..." This is more than just simple thievery. It is a matter of social stigmatization. For not only am I a floater, I am a floater with stinky socks, Help me. Miffed and Malodorous in Mather...
...This is literate, smart music about black life, like a Terry McMillan book set to a beat. NdegeOcello's voice flows easily from singing to speaking, brashly loitering in the space in between. "Konks and fade creams, sad passion deferred dreams," she sing-speaks on Soul on Ice, a swipe at buppies who refuse to date black women. "You want blond- haired, blue-eyed soul;/ Snow-white passion without the hot comb." Other songs deal with everything from love on the subway to what she sees as the unbearable whiteness of pop culture: "Livin' in a world where...
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Jeremy R. Knowles greeted the trick-or-treaters with two tombstones. One bid the reporters to "Let the Dean R.I.P." The other took a playful swipe at the newspaper's credibility: "The Crimson," read the inscription. "Veritas...
...BOTTOM LINE: A high-spirited rock-'n'-roll country album is tainted by a mean-spirited swipe at the underclass...
Among suppliers in Bucks County, few were as intimidating as Wills. "Mark could pick up 400 lbs. with one hand," says Palamarchuk, who was always fearful of Wills. Still, Wills mastered the one-eyed thief's cardinal rule: swipe, dismantle and dispose of one vehicle at a time. That ensures control -- and safety. "A good car thief can't be caught," Palamarchuk says. "He can only be informed...