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...show strength through the mind. The prototypical Jew doesn't win a Golden Gloves championship; he doesn't jam with both hands. He thinks and/or makes money. And, in a pathological way, I believe these guys were being bright Jewish boys who went awry. They were saying, "Look, Mom, I beat the system. I'm a valedictorian." They didn't set out to hurt anyone. They had raging arrogance, grandiosity and deceptive intent, but I don't think they had malicious intent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview: STEVEN BERGLAS | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

...drop them off. But $ several also provide high-tech baby-sitting services. At some of the Discovery Zones, parents can register their children in special supervised programs, then leave them and slip away for a couple of hours to enjoy a movie or dinner. If there is a problem, Mom and Dad are paged by beeper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Old-Fashioned Play -- for Pay | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

...hand, the owners of the trendy, successful tourist stops and college student hot spots like the S&S Deli say that business is just fine. On the other, the traditional mom and pop shops say it's rarely been worse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Inman Square: a neighborhood's traditional business community makes the painful move to a more modern economy. | 10/29/1991 | See Source »

DAVID OWEN's The Walls Around Us magically reconstructs the dry condescension of "How-to books" into tales of adventure, quests for knowledge, and lots of jokes (most on him). "House Restoration" may stir memories of Dad's growling out back at the water pipes, of Mom's repainting the dining room yet another sickening mauve, or of your finally washing the dishes, but for Owen it is a way to replay long-gone childhood in style...

Author: By Sarah E. Silbert, | Title: Wild Adventuring... at Home | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

...Body Shop--which sells natural beauty care products--has done "phenomenal" business since it opened up at the corner of Church St. and Mass Ave. on May 31. Nelson says that the store attracts a diverse clientele, and she objects to the notion that her franchise is pushing out mom and pop shops...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: The Yuppification of Harvard Square: | 10/22/1991 | See Source »

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