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...chugged onwards. Soon the sadistic pilot was at it again, tail-spinning towards earth, only to pull out of the dive at the last moment. Dave and Holly were starting to enjoy the show but I couldn't watch. Every time the plane cut its engine and began its dip, my legs twitched and I fled, helplessly, for a few yards. I was OD-ing on adrenaline. And I was beginning to question my judgment: why would I recklessly subject myself to the dangerous guiles of Nature, even for an afternoon...

Author: By Nicholas Q. Kurzon, | Title: SB '94: Beach or Bust | 4/7/1994 | See Source »

...make a precise science out of the imprecise art of reading a defendant's heart and mind. In the end, the verdicts will hinge largely on the jurors' reactions to the brothers' graphic stories of parental abuse. Did the young men concoct the details to mask their desire to dip freely into their family's $14 million estate -- shrunken by spending binges, attorneys' fees and other costs to $800,000 -- without the interference of their controlling parents? Or were the comfortable years the brothers spent in Princeton, N.J., an elaborate lie, a filial cover-up for the sodomizing and death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waiting for the Verdicts | 12/20/1993 | See Source »

...progressive, forward-looking Americans, happy days are indeed on the way. The economy is picking up steam as we enter the holiday season; last month, the unemployment rate took its largest single-month dip in over a decade. Inflation has, nevertheless, remained low. We have a president hard at work attacking the problems in our society on all fronts. And there is a palpable sense, however halting, that America is moving forward again...

Author: By Jay Kim, | Title: The Energizer Bunny President | 12/15/1993 | See Source »

...salsa stand is in the center building. It has every flavor of salsa ever invented, and a few that probably should have remained uninvented. Go for the free samples, but bear in mind: just because it looks like a harmless bean dip, doesn't mean it won't blow your face off. This really happened...

Author: By Ariela Migdall, | Title: Holy Cannoli! Ricotta bliss, via MBTA | 10/21/1993 | See Source »

...with one of the more colorful names on the menu, is a sprawling mass of greens topped by what they wrongfully claimed to be lots of anchovies (just three strips!) and garlic. It was nothing special, but it certainly cleared out the bowels. Grandma Lora's chili and cheese dip is rich and dark and truly yummy, however. And it goes great with the cornbread...

Author: By Adam Sonfield, | Title: A Moody Meal | 10/7/1993 | See Source »

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