Word: uncertainity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...specialty is that twilight zone of chimeras and fears and fantasies where nobody knows what's true and what is not. In Vietnam, of course, he locates the ultimate "spirit world," an eerie land of shadows where kids shot at phantoms, unable to tell friend from enemy, uncertain what they were fighting for. "The jungles stood dark and unyielding. The corpses gaped. The war itself was a mystery. Nobody knew what it was about, or why they were there, or who started it, or who was winning, or how it might end." Wade is an amateur magician nicknamed "Sorcerer...
...Detroit, after ticking off a long list of economic achievements, he paused and admitted that the impressive-sounding numbers about booming exports, better-paying jobs and lower taxes for the poor have not liberated most Americans from a sense that their money is tight and their tomorrows are uncertain. "Now, you may say," said Clinton to an audience of Ford autoworkers, 'Well, that's all fine, Mr. President, but my life is still pretty tough,' or 'My neighbor doesn't have a job,' or 'I'm still not sure what the future holds.' Well, no one can promise to repeal...
...Phair isn't a great singer (her intonation is sometimes uncertain), her songs too often sound alike (a slight melody with a plucky bass), and she is no longer an independent-label secret (she just appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone). Yet there is something so vital and appealing about this Chicago rocker that it's hard not to admire her. Not many singer-songwriters manage to be so honest and so much fun at the same time...
What that means for the future is uncertain. But what is clear is that the best opportunity for a final club to turn co-ed has been missed...
...uncertain how the council will react to Velluci's proposal. City council members could not be reached for comment...