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...feed the arms and hands may become constricted, depriving tissues of vital nutrients and leaving toxins in place that would otherwise get washed away. In the late stages of RSI, the tendons and muscles can deteriorate and nerves become so hypersensitized that the slightest strain -- even opening a stubborn twist-off cap -- may set off a fresh round of pain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Royal Pain in the Wrist | 10/24/1994 | See Source »

...setting created by the songs of Mary Chapin Carpenter is more haunting than your typical country-singer territory. Yet that's her landscape, and Carpenter looks fetching in it. Three years running, she has won a Grammy for wrapping her dusky alto around, respectively, Down at the Twist and Shout, I Feel Lucky and Passionate Kisses. She could easily make it four with her current single, the slow-rockin', Bonnie Raitt-ish Shut Up and Kiss Me, in which a take-charge woman whispers those five magic words to a too-well- behaved beau...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: A Woman's Wit and Heart | 10/24/1994 | See Source »

...made from renting out this show funded the massive Reubens retrospective the museum mounted last year. "Grand Illusion" feels like a second-tier, low-budget project. It draws from the permanent collection, as many shows do during times of economic stress, but it doesn't add the new twist that a show making use of frequently-seen pieces desperately needs...

Author: By Tara B. Reddy, | Title: Delusions of Grandeui | 10/13/1994 | See Source »

Lizbeth's canine faithfulness contrasts the disappointing lack of support Eighner fails to receive from other people. The ongoing image of a man and his dog facing the rest of the world resurrects the old adventuresome, pioneer spirit of the West with a contemporary twist...

Author: By Susan S. Lee, | Title: Down and Out in Dallas and Austin | 10/13/1994 | See Source »

...actual climax, but surprisingly little action takes place in Chinatown. Even when it does, the location seems an afterthought in allegiance to the title. Rather, the name is most likely supposed to evoke the sense of mystery and otherworldliness embodied in the district. Perhaps if the plot did not twist around on itself so intricately, an abstract title would have worked...

Author: By Clarissa A. Bonanno, | Title: Despite Swank, 'Chinatown' Lacks Staying Power | 10/6/1994 | See Source »

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