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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...French Connection provides the moral equivalent, though social superior, of Tommy's Lunch for the adolescent heirs of Bermuda's "Forty Thieves," the original British merchant families who sought and found their fortunes on the island. Most members of the French Connection clientele are on vacation from either a St. Grottleses or from an investment bank...

Author: By Camille M. Caesar, | Title: Springtime in Bermuda | 3/5/1985 | See Source »

...people shied away from Steve because they didn't think he was fast enough," Clearly says. "He's no speed merchant, but we're not all roadrunners here, either...

Author: By Danny Kahn, | Title: '88's Eight: Hockey Freshmen | 3/2/1985 | See Source »

Wilson said that cases similar to the subway shooting occur constantly around the country. Indeed, in Beverly Hills on New Year's Eve, an 81-year-old retired jewelry merchant shot and killed a 26-year-old mugger with an illegal handgun. The mugger's father said that he would have fired too, and the deputy district attorney announced, "We're not going to put an 81-year-old man in jail." The incident passed with little public attention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Low Profile for a Legend Bernard Goetz | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

...Pacino and Richard Pryor as the stars, and to direct it himself from a screenplay by Mario Puzo. But Evans wanted financial as well as creative control of the film. So he snubbed the studios and went elsewhere for money. He made a deal with an Arab arms merchant but returned the dough. He wooed a bunch of Texas oilmen, but that deal fell through. Then, early in 1983, Evans found his angels: a couple of Las Vegas casino moguls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Once upon a Time in Harlem | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

This production of The Merchant of Venice runs three hours. So does the final exam for Lit and Arts A-40. "Shakespeare." Opt for the latter...

Author: By Jennifer A. Kingson, | Title: Lost in Time | 12/6/1984 | See Source »

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