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...this book on the first page, Spy Sinker by Len Deighton. Mr. Deighton, according to the promotional material in front of me, is the "master of suspense." Now I'm not sure who gives out titles like the "master of suspense." Maybe the same Congressional Subcommittee that proclaims "National Broccoli...

Author: By William H. Bachman, | Title: The Perils of Modern Publishing | 7/27/1990 | See Source »

...current condition of our politics, of course, it's hard to make judgments from afar even about personality, let alone about character. Everything is so contrived. If that charming business a while back about hating broccoli wasn't the result of extensive focus-group testing, it might as well have been. Bush is smart enough to know it would play well. And we do know that he exaggerates things, like his love of country music. (The Bushes actually also listen to classical in the White House.) Ironically, Bush wins points for genuineness, even with cynics like me, for the hints...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Is Bush Nice? A Contrarian View | 7/16/1990 | See Source »

Back before BEST SEX I EVER HAD rendered Donald Trump's mid-life crisis as understandable as George Bush's aversion to broccoli, America's tabloids salivated over death sentences. Stays of execution drove big-city newspapers to dizzying heights of headline-writing competition. One memorable New York Daily News screamer took the prize with a two-word expression of considered opinion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest: Cuomo, the Last Holdout | 4/2/1990 | See Source »

...might remember your UC representative, but maybe not by name. Let me refresh your memory: Your UC representative is the overzealous, overconfident individual who made vague promises concerning better food and big parties, yet our bellies still suffer from broccoli-cheese casserole and the better parties are nowhere to be seen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The UC and Shad Hall | 2/24/1990 | See Source »

...still loaded with sugar and thus can promote tooth decay. Says Bonnie Liebman, nutrition director at Washington's Center for Science in the Public Interest: "Getting rid of fat is one of the most important dietary changes to improve health, but we're still talking about cake, not broccoli. It has virtually no nutritional value...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: How To Pig Out | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

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