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...obvious mark of executive producer Scott ("the Snot") St. John (that's what he calls himself in the credits), who, with Brian Graden, co-created Studs, the dating-game show that was just as rude and compelling as St. John's new creation. The old show benefited from the wit of host Mark DeCarlo, who should be forced back into the host's chair. But then again, Magic Johnson couldn't mess up this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Change Of Heart | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...chair of the Harvard Law School Democrats Andrew B. Kratenstein, a third-year law student, introduced Frank as one of the great "intellectual and political leaders" of Congress, whose "sharp wit is matched only by his sharp tongue...

Author: By Robert K. Silverman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Barney Frank Speaks at HLS | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

...when most big designers aren't necessarily known for wit or verbal agility, Mizrahi emerged in TV interviews, and especially in the acclaimed 1995 documentary about him, Unzipped, as a kind of Seventh Avenue Oscar Wilde, quipping endlessly about fashion ("It's almost impossible to have any style at all without the right dog"), pop culture and, always eagerly, himself. In the past few years, Mizrahi had cultivated the kind of celebrity that made him known to people who have never heard of shantung or bias cuts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Designer Isaac Mizrahi: End of the Runway | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...work: after a period of retrenchment, jazz, as it often has been in the past, is in a more acquisitive mood. "It's like religion," Perez says. "We are all looking for the oneness in music. To me that's the force that moves an artist." Playfulness and wit seem to get a few licks in too, all of which may even give fusion a reputable name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Don't Call It Fusion | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

GIRLFRIEND! THE WIT AND WISDOM OF LINDA TRIPP...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Oct. 12, 1998 | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

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