Word: swirl
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sign is projected on the curtain as Penny accepts Caligari's payment for the arcade. More often, the projections just flash frantically. When Mr. Twiddle (Scott Ripley), the banker who agrees to perform in Caligari's variety show, is sentenced to death in one of the skits, a yellow swirl appears on the curtain along with words of despair and demonic laughter...
...Niger, the river, is his origin, his blood flow, which Calvin Baker, 24, a writer for PEOPLE magazine, traces through generations to the brackish wash of present time. Naming the New World (St. Martin's Press; 118 pages; $18.95) is a writer's gamble, a brief, fast-changing swirl of prose sketches, prose-poetry, and poetry standing naked. Such a recitation--it could be chanted, to drum beats, in an evening--might dissipate in artiness. The view here is that it stands solid and speaks the author's mind...
...candle onstage," says Badu. "I create my calm where I am. I close my eyes, open them again, and I'm O.K." Badu's music is a lot like that. Her debut CD, Baduizm (Kedar Entertainment/Universal), draws from soul, jazz, blues and hip-hop--but instead of a chaotic swirl of sound, the result is a slow-burning, serene, meditative work. It will open some eyes...
Whatever happens, most of his $3 million-plus net worth would be protected. He could borrow against his retirement funds to buy a new home and bridge the gap until his pension checks started arriving. In the meantime, rumors still swirl about Simpson's hidden money. There is one piece of evidence that suggests, in spite of his protestations, that he just might have some free cash. Last summer, after he complained publicly about his dire finances, Simpson was able to come up with $685,248 to clear an IRS lien on his home...
Leaving a swirl of speculation in his wake, President Clinton flew to Asia last week without naming a new Secretary of State or Defense. Notebook handicaps the field of candidates...