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<text id=91TT2809>
<title>
Dec. 16, 1991: Forward Spin
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
Dec. 16, 1991 The Smile of Freedom
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
GRAPEVINE, Page 15
Forward Spin
</hdr><body>
<p>By Janice Castro/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
</p>
<p> DIAMOND RINGER
</p>
<p> The Mets had $29 million; the Pirates didn't. So Bobby
Bonilla will play for the Mets at $37,275 a hit, more than most
of the fans make in a year. Watch for higher popcorn prices at
Shea.
</p>
<p> PERFORMANCE ART
</p>
<p> For the late-night show Studs, the women date the men,
then appear on the air to critique their amorous talents.
Contestants on Night Games demonstrate their seduction
techniques live. Next, for the fitness crowd: Bedroom
Gladiators.
</p>
<p> IT'S DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN
</p>
<p> Neil Young, the reigning king of feedback, is recording an
acoustic album. So many rockers are forsaking electric guitars
that MTV features their videos on a show called Unplugged.
Expect a boom in kazoos.
</p>
<p> HAVE SOME CAKE
</p>
<p> To help a New York City charity collecting secondhand
coats for the poor, Mayor David Dinkins donated an elegant
cashmere number (estimated replacement value: $1,400). Maybe Dan
Quayle could give his golf clubs to the homeless. David Duke
could throw in some white satin sheets.
</p>
<p> SUDS
</p>
<p> Common sense and calorie consciousness have put a dent in
beer sales. Miller Time gave way to near beer, lite beer, then
dry beer. Next: tap water with a side order of organically
grown hops.
</p>
<p> WORD WATCH
</p>
<p> "Apropos of nothing"--why does everyone keep starting
sentences this way? People use this slapdash transition to jump
from one thought to the next, their conversation tracking like
a string of commercials. Warning: non sequiturs ahead.
</p>
</body></article>
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