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...transformed these petty appetites into a source of greater power. By becoming naked, we not only gain knowledge of each other's bodies; we give knowledge of ourselves to our comrades. We don't empower ourselves at each other's expense, but rather increase our collective exhilaration as we whoop and take off on our victory lap. It is not an immediately sexual experience, but a joyful one. The only sexual aspects are wistful recollections of the event or new relationships that sometimes blossom in subsequent weeks among fellow streakers...

Author: By Joel B. Pollak, | Title: Running Proud | 2/4/1998 | See Source »

Sonny is a composite of preachers from rural Texas, Virginia and Tennessee. "I listened to the way they whoop," he says, "then hold the note and cut it with a cadence." If you expect a Jimmy Swaggart-style spellbinder, who coaxes near operatic melodrama from his rich baritone, E.F. will disappoint you. The narrow range of Duvall's voice can convey muscle and danger; the music is lacking. His whoop is a thing of will, not an expression of soulful exuberance. For that, listen to the real preachers Duvall hired for small roles. Black or white, they'll have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Divine Inspiration | 1/26/1998 | See Source »

...that captures the thrills of skiing, in-line skating and snowboarding. As Carl Helmetag, CEO of Head USA observes, "Snowboarding opened a whole new image of fun, of carving through powder and trees, and these new skis answer that need in skiing. You can hear people on these skis whoop and holler. It's an incredible thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE COOL SHAPES FOR SKIING | 12/29/1997 | See Source »

...teams do it and whoop for joy. Good teams do it and breathe sighs of relief. The Oakland Raiders have sustained a franchise doing it, and it's probably the only kind of winning that John Madden will ever praise on national television...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Kick in The Pants | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

INMATES ON THE LAM As guards whoop at Baywatch babes, six cons cut a hole in New Mexico jail wall and split...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 8, 1997 | 9/8/1997 | See Source »

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