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...comment he made about golfers in his U.S. Open column last week, however, was a desperate swipe at humor...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Hipitude: Cubbies and O's Are Cool | 9/21/1989 | See Source »

...economic and political relations with America's most vital Asian ally. The quandary has ; left the Bush Administration walking a fine line between heated cries to battle by congressional trade hawks and equally urgent calls for restraint by dedicated free traders. Last week President Bush took a congressionally mandated swipe at Japan, but delivered the blow gently -- in the hope that Tokyo would not feel compelled to counterpunch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Japan Play Fair? Getting Tough With Tokyo | 6/5/1989 | See Source »

...Evil Empire" is yet another song sunk by ridiculous lyrics. One might guess from the title that Jackson is going to take a swipe at Reagan-style reactionism, but the theme turns out to rather indistinguishable. The music, however--a sort of country two-step, replete with fretless bass--is catchy...

Author: By Glenn Slater, | Title: Great Balls of Fire | 4/28/1989 | See Source »

...Caracas fruit stand and rapping former President Jimmy Carter for "complicating matters" by discussing Central American peace plans with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Quayle said he did not talk with his boss during the trip and noted that the President was suffering from laryngitis. He then took an unintentional swipe at Ronald Reagan by adding that the former President sometimes used a sore throat as an excuse for canceling press conferences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dan Quayle's Diplomatic Debut | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

...Marquise de Merteuil (Glenn Close), secretes contempt under her frozen smile. Among the French aristocracy just before the Revolution, she is the stage manager of affections and deceptions, he the lickerish snake who literally hisses at his adversaries. Their cruel games will lead them to peek through keyholes, swipe bedroom keys, purloin letters, ruin lives. And write with feathers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Lust Is a Thing with Feathers | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

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