Word: malling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There is also the endless fascination with Jackson -- a man turned inside out, his inner child on the outside, his adult self buried deep within. While recording part of the CD in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jackson sneaked out for visits, in disguise, to the giant Mall of America. "He likes to see people," says producer Jam. "He would go to the mall at the busiest time, and I would ask him why, and he said, 'I want to go when it's jumping...
Care to see the chief theater of operations in the culture wars? Just take a stroll through the Sherman Oaks Galleria, a twinkling mall in California's San Fernando Valley. This is where the great outpouring of pop culture comes to market, a market that caters to all the moods of the American disposition, from moonglow to bloodlust. At Sam Goody's, the chain record store, the CD bins are stuffed with amiable releases by Hootie and the Blowfish and Boyz II Men. But they also hold the gangsta rap of Bloods and Crips and Tupac Shakur. Nearby...
...weren't into original thought, and second, it was a lot easier to be an American archetype back when Huck and Jim floated down the Mississippi because they had a whole big river, which is a ready-made metaphor right there, and all I had was this crummy shopping mall in upstate New York. You can sort of float in a mall, but not too far, just around in the same old circle, which gets boring even if you manage to score some decent weed...
...means something to him, but I felt out of it, like I was supposed to be following some kind of yellow brick road. But now I'm 15, and that's too old for Oz. Which I'll explain to Mr. Banks when I see him at the mall...
...chairs and coffee bars. Well over 100 new ones sprang up in 1994; seven will open this year in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, alone. These superstores, run by such chains as Barnes & Noble, Borders and Media Play, usually stock around 100,000 titles (in contrast to 20,000 for a typical mall store). But the real attraction is the opportunity to cuddle up with your favorite volume for as long as you want. Far from shooing away loiterers, these superstores operate on the philosophy that by creating an inviting atmosphere, they can lure customers who will linger and eventually plunk down their...