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...least I didn't let Amonte score," Hughes commented wryly, still sore from a third-period rocket to the chest--one of many he stopped and smothered...

Author: By J.b. Roberts, | Title: Playing Against Friends Is No Fun for Hughes | 11/21/1990 | See Source »

Yale band member Jed V. Goldstone had on his chest a large button that said "Harvard" with an even larger screw stuck through it. Goldstone said he does not play an instrument, and that his role in the band is essentially wearing his costume...

Author: By Seth S. Harkness, | Title: The Streak Continues. . . | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...look") are good for laughs. Stewart, who made some of the smart costumes for Brian De Palma's upcoming film version of The Bonfire of the Vanities, says the demand for his suits with "a very smart, small waist, nice and snug off the hips with a full chest," is "increasing, but we just haven't got the men to meet it. There are no tailors around. I've got an eight- to nine-month backlog...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bonfire of The Business Suits | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...Wellstone, 46, is a veteran political organizer for liberal causes. In 1983 he was arrested for trespassing while participating in a farmers' protest, and he served as a state coordinator for Jesse Jackson's 1988 campaign. With an election budget only one-seventh the size of Boschwitz's war chest, Wellstone substituted wit and energy for heavy advertising. In one TV spot he raced through several issues in 30 seconds, explaining, "I don't have $6 million to spend, so I'm going to have to talk fast." His resume and tactics, if not his proposals for big new government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Senators: North Carolina, Minnesota Boschwitz Botches It | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...unfortunately, both Amos and Mama are given degrading roles for Black actors to play. Mama is sick and lecherous, and while Jones does her best with an insulting part, the scenes in which she rubs her crotch and shakes her chest furiously in front of the audience are embarassing to watch. The role of Amos, though not written for a Black in the original production, becomes particularly offensive when presented as a minority character: Tombar is simple, subservient, and constantly humiliated by his white, adulterous wife...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: Chicago's Razzle-dazzle Fizzles | 11/9/1990 | See Source »

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