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...from the lovely Gina, who she told us that she had lost one of her nails in the popcorn. About two hours later, a pleasantly bourgeois woman emerged from a screening of the Tom Cruise extravaganza "Far and Away" and lodged a complaint with the manager. That she had torn herself from Tom's pristine complexion and pallid, rippling chest (in slow-motion, no less) was evidence of the seriousness of her plight. She had bitten down on Gina's crunchy lavender thumbnail, and was not at all amused...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Cinema Purgatorio | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

Saigon fell on April 30, 1975, but Vietnam is still with us. A politician's war record--or antiwar record--evokes scorn or approbation; the masterfully manipulative Forrest Gump makes adults weep; we fret over quagmires, and still we can hear the air torn by helicopter blades and see that canted, top-heavy map on the evening news and recall precisely our draft-lottery number or that of our brother or son. Some brothers and sons did not return; they are still with us as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VIETNAM: A LOST WAR | 4/24/1995 | See Source »

...graduating and I'm going to be pursuing a business career. I'm also a singer/songwriter and a musician," Minton said. "This mural shows how I'm torn between...

Author: By H. NICOLE Lee, | Title: Adams Tunnel Murals Repainted | 4/17/1995 | See Source »

...media there are only negative images of Africa, of war-torn Africa," Chaponda said. "There are conflicts, but there are also very peaceful countries. That's not often reflected...

Author: By Leondra R. Kruger, | Title: African Storyteller Dazzles Young, Old at Quincy House | 4/15/1995 | See Source »

...these people went to a course and wereinstructed on how to check identifications," saidBreen. "One of the ID's did not match the[patron's] face and the other was a reserve IDwhich was...torn...

Author: By Marios V. Broustas, | Title: City Sting Finds Underage Drinking | 4/4/1995 | See Source »

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