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...FRANK ZAPPA: GUITAR (Rykodisc). The thinking man's mother of invention in a double album of riffs that are sure to rile. In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky, anyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Nov. 7, 1988 | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

Elvira, for those of you are not familiar with this self-styled Mistress of the Dark, this cross between Morticia Addams and Moon Unit Zappa, she is the hostess of a syndicated TV show that features laughably egregious horror and sci-fi movies. She frequently interrupts the movies to offer her own unique variety of peanut-gallery comments. She is also famous for her neckline, which is as low as her bouffant is high...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Wicked Good Fun | 9/30/1988 | See Source »

...idea, Pratt hashes it out with her equally young staff, and then, it often seems, simply publishes the text of the discussion. "It was a typical Wednesday morning meeting," begins a feature on flirting. "Elizabeth and Catherine were having their usual argument over who's better looking, Dweezil Zappa or Sting . . . And Jane had that I've-got-a-brilliant-idea look on her face. 'Why don't we do a story on how we flirt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: From Feminists to Teenyboppers | 5/16/1988 | See Source »

...from other courses. But if the Faculty feels that the Core is the foundation of a liberal arts education, then it should back up that commitment with the necessary facilities and teaching time to provide a real education. Otherwise, the Core could be replaced by cable and VJ Dweezil Zappa...

Author: By Brendan Barnicle, | Title: Re-Core-ded Live at Sanders | 3/2/1988 | See Source »

...consumers of these R-rated sex comedies are often teenagers who, theoretically, must be accompanied to R-rated films by an adult. Rock Musician Frank Zappa, a formidable foe of those who would censor rock lyrics, gets the movie industry's inside joke: "Is there any kid who hasn't seen an R-rated movie ((without his parents))? What was supposed to be a warning has turned into a marketing tool." Teens who stay up past 8 p.m. can watch R-rated films on pay cable, and at midnight, Manhattan minors can watch Robin Byrd, the G- stringed host...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA Turned On? Turn It Off | 7/6/1987 | See Source »

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