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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Eric Kramer threw well for them several years back, but someone decided he was paid far too little per completion, so rather than give him a raise, they brought in Mitchell to toss a few more in the cheap seats...

Author: By Zachary T. Ball, | Title: Barnum, Barry and A Three-Ring Circus | 9/23/1998 | See Source »

After the coin-toss--the only thing Harvard wonSaturday--captain Brendan Bibro came toward thesideline. The trademark of last year's team wasthat everyone would sprint onto the field,screaming and pounding Bibro, even when he was oncrutches. This year, it was a casual saunter, aroutine huddle, and an uninspired cheer...

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: Bad Karma | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...Lolita's Clare Quilty without the gaudy wordplay. It'd be fun to see a movie about this Rubell. Alas, 54 focuses on the kids who worked for him: Shane the blond busboy (Ryan Phillippe), Anita the coat checker (Salma Hayek) and other cutie losers. The film tries to toss Saturday Night Fever's bridge-and-tunnel dreamers into the '70s' hottest disco. But for that to work, you need verve, edge and Travolta. All those are absent here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: That '70s Club | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

...long to remain passive. If the anguish drags on until the 2000 election, they might not take to the barricades, but they are apt to protest with their votes. Western experts are concerned that Russians could reject what has been peddled to them as democracy and capitalism and toss it all overboard. The leading candidates to succeed Yeltsin already include Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and retired General Alexander Lebed, the Governor of Krasnoyarsk province. Luzhkov cultivates the air of a strongman and is no fan of reform. Lebed's political views are hard to discern, but he, like Luzhkov...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Yeltsin's Desperate Gamble | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

...Contest, in which they must cross the Susitna River on stepping-stones while carrying two bags of groceries and a baby doll, then chop wood, change diapers and make a whipped-cream pie. Unofficial record time: under 5 min. Losers can always try their luck at the Moose Nugget Toss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jul. 13, 1998 | 7/13/1998 | See Source »

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