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How is a cattle raid carried out? "We come at dusk to the Kuria village," David said, "and make a lot of noise. There is a big fight, with spears, with bows and arrows. I have lost friends in raids, and think I have killed six or seven Kuria, although...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Africa | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

Indeed, anyone wondering where the media-savvy satire of vintage Saturday Night Live has gone will be surprised to find that it has resurfaced on a children's show. In a sly takeoff of The Paper Chase, two of the show's regular cast members impersonate Professor Kingsfield and Martin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Multiple Fun on Square One | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

A group of younger faux designers, who sell much of their jewelry in department stores, is also rising fast. Sales of Wendy Gell's ornate baubles, which cost from $25 to $5,000, are up 40% this year. Some of her best-known designs feature thousands of small rhinestones clustered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Only Your Jeweler Knows for Sure | 12/22/1986 | See Source »

Through the summer the Louisiana law forbids shrimping in "inside" waters. This is to protect the breeding grounds in the marshes and lakes, to assure there will be something to harvest each year when open season comes round. The shrimpers in these parts run out into the gulf at night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Louisiana: Gone Shrimping | 10/13/1986 | See Source »

Where's Herb? Who knows, but Burger King's white-socked, balding nerd cannot be found taking any bows in the Alabama senate. Last week that august body passed a resolution denouncing Burger King for "consumer fraud" in its Where's Herb? contest.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Promotions: Herb Is a Grinch | 5/12/1986 | See Source »

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