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...more than a double take. Shortly after the Sanchezes painted their home last September, he dispatched members of his staff to take a census of the city's palette. They discovered not only a discordant aesthetic but a creeping challenge to the ruling monotony: one home is a bright wad of bubble gum; another, a lime daiquiri; and a third can't quite make up its mind (the siding is pumpkin orange, the trim is bright fuchsia, and the door is turquoise). And then there are the shops. A red-and-tangerine party-supply store looks like a circus tent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hue Must Be Joking | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...SIMPLE PLAN A wad of hot money tests the brotherly love of Billy Bob Thornton and Bill Paxton. Director: Sam Raimi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fall Preview: Autumn Ascendant | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...Loosely based on the life of John C. Holmes, porn's biggest male star, Boogie Nights has panoramic ambitions: a tapestry-style narrative, labyrinthine tracking shots, explosions of random, firecracker violence. Nashville meets GoodFellas meets Pulp Friction. The film doesn't quite get there, but it packs a wad of compelling entertainment on its road to triple-X oblivion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: DIRK DIGGLER: A STAR IS PORN | 10/6/1997 | See Source »

Question 1: When trying to do my laundry, I sometimes find it necessary to remove the clothes of total strangers from the washing machine or dryer. What should I do if the person walks in and finds me holding a big wad of their underwear...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Dear Campus Commando | 9/18/1997 | See Source »

Night after night, Nigerian gangsters trolled the bars and fleshpots of Naples for reckless young Yanks. The bait: a weekend excursion to Turkey, all expenses paid, and a fat wad of walking-around cash. The job: carrying a backpack stuffed with heroin on the return flight from Istanbul to Rome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SAILORS TURNED SMUGGLERS | 6/10/1996 | See Source »

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