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...good solid rock. Nothing on this album will blow any listeners away, but most will find the Afghan Whigs a comfortable alternative to more highly touted but less interesting mainstream rock. For the grunge fan tired of Pearl Jam, it might be worth it to give the Whigs a whirl...

Author: By James B. Loeffler, | Title: Boy Meets Girl, Again | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

...whirl of claims and counterclaims surrounding the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is easy to lose sight of that very important fact: economists are just about unanimous in their support of this trade agreement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Resounding Yes | 11/17/1993 | See Source »

First-year registration will begin the whirl of social, academic and extracurricular activities planned by the College to introduce the students to Harvard before the grind of classes begins...

Author: By Melissa Lee, | Title: 1,606 First Years to Register Today | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...havoc on the basketball court." And off. Barkley's charm -- and his curse -- is to be as free and spontaneous with his mind as with his body, and to throw off wisecracks and elbows in a barrage of no-nonsense, forward-driven bursts of speed that threaten always to whirl out of control. At the Olympic Games last year, one of the most frequent sights was of Jordan (or Magic Johnson) alternately delighting in Sir Charles' abandon and trying to rein him in. When Barkley published his autobiography last year -- Outrageous! -- he compared some of his teammates' skills unfavorably with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Round Mound in the Heavens | 6/14/1993 | See Source »

...delirious whirl of the Manhattan club scene depicted in Social Disease (1986), le plus chic twosome is Guy and Venice Huber, dancing their youth away -- and, because they are Rudnick people, constantly refreshing it. With its Evelyn Waugh drawl, Social Disease is Rudnick's revenge on the less- than-zilch nightlife novels of the mid-'80s. So I'll Take It (1989) must be his anti-Portnoy. A Jewish boy who loves and enjoys his mother -- call the cops! Paul's mom Selma and her sisters Lillian and Hilda are the models for Hedy Reckler and her bargain-hunter siblings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Laughing on The Inside Too: PAUL RUDNICK | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

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