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...album, Document (I.R.S. Records), will serve as a tidy introduction to its flights of hard whimsy. Particular attention should be paid to a little ditty titled Its the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine). But these guys are not just wise-offs. Their King of Birds, with its overlapping rhythms and wisps of Indian instrumentation, is a distinctive anthem of musical independence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: An Autumn Harvest | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

...says the new show will try to win back news-oriented viewers with an eclectic mix of informational programming. "I want to get away from the couches and the endless parade of celebrities," he says, adding, "I want to do something that is strong and intelligent and witty and wise." He has already found one of his two hosts: Kathleen Sullivan, whom he wooed away from ABC last week for an annual salary reported to be in the high six figures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: An Embarrassing Failure | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

...said that with the insertion of Burger, a setter, he was "opting for more offense." His decision proved to be a wise one as the Crimson scored the last five points of the first...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Spikers Sweep Through Medford | 10/9/1987 | See Source »

...kinda hoping Apartment 3G or Mary Worth would win," said Crimson executive Jeffrey J. Wise '88. "We certainly voted for them enough!" added his close personal friend Rutger Fury...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Doonesbury, Bloom Cnty. Win Crimson Comic Poll | 10/7/1987 | See Source »

...number of people in the press and party, Biden came across as a glib wise guy, a candidate of style rather than substance. Says a Democratic strategist of his fellow pros: "This is a fairly liberal bunch, and we saw Biden trying to appropriate the liberal mantle with rhetorical tricks." Accusations of plagiarism thus hurt as almost nothing else could. They turned Biden's strong point, the passionate oratory that could bring a crowd to its feet, into a subject for ridicule and fed deep suspicions about his ability to be President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Then There Were Six | 10/5/1987 | See Source »

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