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...writhe in terror, and then, to the bubble-gum-70s sounds of Stealers wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You," he slices the cop's face with a straight razor, hacks his ear off and then coldly pours gasoline all over him, ignoring his pleas, and light his Zippo before he is blown away by Mr. Orange, lying in a pool of his own blood in the corner...

Author: By Charles C. Savage, | Title: A Society Unraveling in Film | 2/11/1995 | See Source »

...knuckles, marred with scabs, whiten as he squeezes a silver Zippo lighter, which looks large in his small and fragile hands. He snaps open the lighter with practiced precision, then lights a Marlboro and sucks it furiously. "My sister turned seven in April. Do you know what we did for her / birthday? Nothing! Mom was in Vegas. I coulda killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Running Scared | 11/21/1994 | See Source »

...MYSTERY WITNESS who went to jail rather than talk to a grand jury investigating O.J. Simpson's pal Al Cowlings, is appearing less and less mysterious. An L.A. County district attorney told TIME he interviewed Dunton in late 1987 while prosecuting a jailhouse murder. "It was clear he had zippo credibility," recalls the D.A., describing Dunton as "a wannabe informant" and worse: "He's a flake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Informed Sources: Sep. 26, 1994 | 9/26/1994 | See Source »

...movies' new $7 million man, the year's surprise star, but Jim Carrey still approaches an interview as if he were auditioning for the roles of all three Stooges and a couple of minor Marx Brothers (Zippo and Gonzo?). On a high balcony of Los Angeles' Ma Maison hotel, the star exhausts successive teams of reporters and photographers with his giddy verve. He not only entertains them, he outmans them, peopling the place with dozens of nutsy, improvised characters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: World's Only Living Toon | 8/8/1994 | See Source »

...know, I faced this problem in high school. No coverage. No knowledge. Nothing. Nada. Nil. Zippo...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Marginalizing Certain Sports | 11/6/1992 | See Source »

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