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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Kodansha International; $19.95), Cromartie, once a star outfielder with the Montreal Expos, vividly recounts his frustrations as a gaijin home- run king with the Tokyo Giants. The transformation of baseball to fit Japanese cultural norms is familiar terrain for anyone who has read Robert Whiting's You Gotta Have Wa. With Whiting as his co-author, Cromartie illustrates the insidious ways the Japanese both honor and humiliate migrant American ballplayers. "We were constantly being watched," Cromartie complains. "We had to submit ourselves to incessant badgering and nitpicking, which began in camp and continued all year long. That was Japanese-style...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Seventh-Inning Stretch | 6/17/1991 | See Source »

After spending her school years in Providence, R.I. and Washington, D.C., Keeney attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA and went on to pursue her graduate work in the history of science at the University of Wisconsin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Leverett Senior Tutor Accepts Post at Kenyon | 5/8/1991 | See Source »

Among other 'accessories,' Hubba Hubba features passion fruit and blueberry flavored condoms, Ben-Wa balls, and a plethora of dildos--a few of which go by names, such as "Junior Executive" and "Clitorator." The specialty lingerie includes leather corsets, cupless bras and crotchless, edible, thong or zippered panties...

Author: By Esme Howard, | Title: Enhancing the Sexual Experience | 4/20/1991 | See Source »

...song, updated by the Beatles in the early 1960s,' changes the original lyrics from, "Stop, oh yes, wait a minute Mr. Postman, wa-a-a-it Mr. Postman," to "Oh yeah, wait a minute Mr. Hussein, Kuwait isn't yours Mr. Hussein...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pop Song Parodies Mock Hussein | 8/17/1990 | See Source »

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