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The troubled leisure-wear company has unveiled a series of holiday commercials that compare the supposedly meager gift-giving traditions of other cultures with the loaded-down Christmas excess in the U.S. The spots' self-satisfied tag line: "Aren't you glad you live in America?"

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wretched Excess Citation | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

The listmakers wed advanced computer technology to an ever expanding data base to churn out highly specialized rolls of potential customers. They aim to know not only where you are but also who and what you are. By cross-indexing lists obtained from credit agencies, political parties, mail-order companies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Direct Mail: Read This!!!!!!!! | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

Nothing in the theater is ever a sure bet, but Clavell always believed Shogun was close to it. The 1975 novel sold 15 million copies worldwide. The ; 12-hour TV version, seen by more than 130 million in the U.S., was the nation's fourth most watched mini-series ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Sailing Through the Storms | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

And while the 500 or so undergraduates who will be sticking around for the holiday can console themselves with the thought of a Harvard-style Thanksgiving Day dinner at Mather House, many students say that won't compare to the festive atmosphere of home.

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Nothing Like Home | 11/21/1990 | See Source »

No. I asked myself why people did not react to me the way the Northerners did. I found that in places in the South where change has occurred, it has been genuine. Many white people go out of their way not to be seen as racists, not to give a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MARK MATHABANE: Taking The Measure of American Racism | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

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