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  • He also shows up as a cartoon on a disco-era pinball machine.

    The Glorious and The Gruesome Michael Woodsworth 2011

  • As a result, “Go Ask Alice” comes across like a disco-era “Reefer Madness” rather than a serious look at the physical and psychological damages created by drug addiction.

    Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010

  • Paramount Pictures/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever" wielded a straight-point collar that became a disco-era fixture.

    The Incredible Shrinking Collar Darrell Hartman 2011

  • Boudreau raises his arms to celebrate a goal for the green-shirted Hyannisport Presidents, his disco-era hair flowing in a glorious mullet.

    Washington's Boudreau says 'why not' to Stanley Cup 2009

  • Paramount Pictures/ Everett Collection 1977: John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever" wielded a straight-point collar that became a disco-era fixture.

    Hot Under the Collar 2011

  • In 1973 an engineer, trying to make good on Ford's promise, tested the Mizar, a vehicle that was half Cessna, half Pinto (yes, Ford's notorious disco-era clunker).

    Flying Car Dreams Take Off--Again Paul Milo 2010

  • Chemicals are in the hot seat this year, as Congress is debating how to reform our disco-era policy -- the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) -- that allows thousands of chemicals to be used in consumer products, despite their known toxicity or the complete absence of information on their safety.

    Andy Igrejas: Green Chemistry: Innovation or GreenWashing? Andy Igrejas 2010

  • The Brooklyn duo's "Static on the Wire" is a perfect melenge of vintage soft-rock synths, poppy AM radio hooks, jittery guitars, and disco-era breaks.

    Nightlife Agenda 2010

  • The disco-era funk rock they put on your ears infects you with an unyielding desire to move, and if you are lucky, you'll catch Sam on one of his gold pants performance days!

    Angora Holly Polo: The Problem of Leisure: Special UMS 2010 Edition (Part 3) 2010

  • In 1973 an engineer, trying to make good on Ford's promise, tested the Mizar, a vehicle that was half Cessna, half Pinto (yes, Ford's notorious disco-era clunker).

    Flying Car Dreams Take Off--Again 2010

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