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One of my enterprising housemates suggested gutting the facility entirely and replacing it with LokerLand, Cambridge's answer to Foxwoods. He claims that having a full-service casino within walking distance would be a windfall for campus coffers, especially if Crimson Cash is good for currency and all debts can...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: Bring Your Lucky Dice | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

None of the songs on Spice, from the slumberous ballad 2 Become 1 to the bass-heavy party jam Something Kinda Funny, come across as deeply felt; they all seem designed to amuse, titillate, ingratiate. Members of the group, however, beg to differ. "We don't try to please anybody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: NEW GIRLS ON THE BLOCK | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

Now the group has its sights set on America. Spice will be released in the States on Feb. 4, and a shamelessly bouncy first single, Wannabe, has already debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard chart, tying a record set by Alanis Morissette for the highest debut ever for a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: NEW GIRLS ON THE BLOCK | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

In their videos (Wannabe is getting heavy airplay on MTV), the Spice Girls are the opposite of an early-morning aerobics program. One watches a workout show to get fit; one watches the Spice Girls because they are fit. All five are toned, energetic and attractive, though not overwhelmingly lovely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: NEW GIRLS ON THE BLOCK | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

It was perfectly proper for FBI agents to look at Jewell, because the person who reports a crime is almost always investigated. More specifically, they remembered an incident at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles in which the cop who "found" a bomb on a bus for Turkish athletes turned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE STRANGE SAGA OF RICHARD JEWELL | 11/11/1996 | See Source »

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