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...cross glittered and she took it in her handalmost as an afterthought. it had been lying onher dresser, next to the perfume she had receivedlast week for her sixteenth birthday. The crosshad been a gift from her grandmother. She had hergrandmother's eyes, grey and soft and expressive.They were sensual eyes, unwavering in thedirectness of their appeal...

Author: By Jenny LYN Bader, | Title: Superstition | 10/11/1989 | See Source »

Bloch, 54, appears much more dynamic than the stiff-necked, melancholy personality portrayed on television. Always a meticulous dresser, he suggested that we meet "someplace where you need a coat and tie" in order to keep the casually attired press mob outside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Lunch with Felix | 9/4/1989 | See Source »

...advent of more ample suits may also reflect a greater concern about skin cancer and other damaging effects of the sun. "The fashion suit is for a sophisticated dresser who is not interested in tanning," says Kamali, "but is being more specific about what looks good on her." Any skin-protection benefits, of course, are minimal: a few extra inches of fabric are no substitute for a No. 20 sunblock -- or a place in the shade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Back From The Bikini Brink | 7/17/1989 | See Source »

...rifled through my bed, emptied my dresser drawers and checked my closet for clues three separate times. No Blankie. No Blankie. No Blankie...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Bring Back My Blankie | 5/3/1989 | See Source »

...chances on the acting abilities of the cast. One predictable scene follows another. For example, in one scene Selleck takes Porizkova home with him but later wonders whether or not she is actually the murderer. Alone in his bedroom, he gets up to block the door with his dresser bureau. And then what? Well naturally, Porizkova walks in catching him in the act. What does Selleck reply? A better question is: what would Magnum reply? "Oh I was just exercising. Some people lift weights, I move furniture." Where is the laugh track when you most need...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: Mission Impossible | 2/3/1989 | See Source »

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