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...Myrtle Beach so that Jim can get his first look at the Atlantic: "He wished that just for a moment, until he grew used to the sight, the ocean would simply hold still. But the waves lined up and bore down on the wide, white beach like a gang of boys intent on jumping a gully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Age of Innocence | 6/19/2000 | See Source »

...kind of place. Given her reputation as a fiery, outspoken singer, one might expect her to favor shadowy, wrong-side-of-town pubs. Bewley's on Westmoreland Street at first glace seems like the kind of coffeehouse where one might spy Chandler, Monica and the rest of the Friends gang sipping cappuccinos. But in truth, Bewley's is a historic chain in Ireland (James Joyce is claimed as a past patron), so this is where O'Connor, who lives nearby in a three-bedroom apartment, chooses to meet and talk about Faith and Courage, her brilliant new album that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Sinead Keeps The Faith | 6/12/2000 | See Source »

Boys will be boys, especially the boys in F-32 dominated by House committee big shots Matt Delmont and Kenneth W. Miller. Along with track team members Cabral M. Williams and Victor V. Danh and room cutup Timothy J. Arnold, the all-senior gang looks like it's about to start a club with no girls allowed...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Room by Room: The Story of One Entryway | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...they operated after learning from Sammy. They became more aggressive, showed a lot of force and were more organized. It was almost like they were being schooled." They also began to use Gravano's name to intimidate other dealers and took to carrying guns. Almost overnight, police say, the gang became the top supplier of ecstasy in Arizona. At its height, police estimate, the ring was selling as many as 10,000 pills a week and raking in almost $1 million a month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happiness Is...A Pill?: Crime: Ecstasy In Arizona: A Cop and Bull Story | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

Over the next several months, police would watch as the gang made the rounds of restaurant parking lots to deliver ecstasy to couriers and buyers. Among the spots the gang used for dealing ecstasy was Uncle Sal's, a restaurant owned by Gravano's wife Debra; its motto was "The Best-Kept Secret in Scottsdale." Police say the restaurant was in her name only because Sammy could never pass the background check for a liquor license...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happiness Is...A Pill?: Crime: Ecstasy In Arizona: A Cop and Bull Story | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

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