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...because of the frequently superficial aspects of their lifestyles, are actors too, so it would make sense that professional actors would be at their best in imitating them. The problem is that this dual nature is never exposed, since the actors, or perhaps the script, never remove the Yuppie mask...
...where Amish Volunteer Fire Fighters Eli Miller and Noah Mullet go unshaven as a sign of personal simplicity. A new state law forbids fire fighters to wear beards in the line of duty. The reason: facial hair prevents a proper seal from forming between the skin and a breathing mask, which fire fighters are required to use near flames...
...even as Jackson arouses Democratic passions, this blossoming love affair cannot forever mask the reality that if he is nominated the party will lose -- and probably lose big. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower, one of the nation's most articulate left-wing populists, insists that if Jackson is the nominee, the "increase in voters would more than offset defections." There is a glimmer of merit to the contention, since voter turnout was just 53% in 1984. But partisans made the same arguments for Barry Goldwater in 1964 and George McGovern in 1972. The results were two of the biggest landslides...
Certain practical home-turf applications of the kaffiyeh, like wrapping it as a mask around the face during guerrilla actions, are not yet widely attempted Stateside. But Ruether suggests that heavy sales of the scarves, mostly made in Jordan, Syria and the West Bank, could be a small economic boon to the Palestinians. Such social considerations still take a backseat to fashion. "Hey," says Gene Bursage, 19, of Brooklyn, who has worn his scarf every day, and in every temperature, since he bought it last November. "It's a scarf, that's what it is, that...
Second, women junior faculty may engage innon-traditional areas of research, particularly infeminist theory. Many faculty members say thesedifferent academic approaches are held againstwomen as they are reviewed for tenure and thatsuch biases can be hidden behind the mask ofpolitical differences...