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...frisson of enigma and anticipation down every woman's spine, yet maintain his job as director of the design department of an important publishing house. Erna, Jane Louise's boss, spawns a brood of children and grandchildren, wears sensible tweeds, bakes cakes, attends P.T.A. meetings, and harbours a secret crush on Sven. The idealist secretary soullessly dates her high school sweetheart, and plans a lacey wedding. The country friends lead picture-perfect robust outdoor lives...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Colwin's Big Storm More Like a Drizzle | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

...just veg out. Don't get me wrong. I like the little programmable hostess who greets me every night on my flat-panel screen. In fact, since I upgraded to the new version, the one in the high-res body stocking, I've developed a bit of a crush on her. I love the way she spices up the stuff that's good for me with the trashier stuff I like to watch. The other night when I told her I wanted to check out this new service the fellows at work were raving about, she said, "I know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Confessions of a 21st Century Couch Potato | 10/25/1993 | See Source »

Redstone, a rags-to-riches tycoon who is worth about $4 billion, has always sought to crush all comers -- from rivals who might try to bust up his latest deal to weekend tennis partners. On the court he uses a special leather strap that wraps around his scarred right hand to enable him to grip the racquet. "He is the most formidable competitor I've ever had," says Alan Friedberg, a retired chairman of Loews Theater Management Corp. In one tennis rally, Redstone demanded to know whether his ball was in or out. "He had to know, even though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man with the Iron Grasp | 9/27/1993 | See Source »

Since its founding in 1948, Israel has been a garrison state, devoting its energies and capital, and aid from foreign governments and Diaspora Jews, to building and maintaining a military establishment that would crush its Arab enemies. The expense has deprived Israel of funds needed for the enjoyment of an even better life and more vibrant economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Together Now | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

...This could just put a greater crush on the housing stock than we now have, if people have to become a resident of the city within a year," Gerard Bergman said...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: Russell Proposes Residency Rule | 7/16/1993 | See Source »

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