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...Richardson is nifty as Hearst, who came to Cannes to praise Schrader for creating something more complex than a "sex-and-guns-and-rock-'n'-roll epic." But the film could have used more of all three. By denying Patty Hearst a point of view, Schrader has taken a mug shot instead of a moving picture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Clint, Brits And Kids at Cannes | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

Some VisiTels have been sold to law-enforcement agencies, which find them handy for checking mug shots. But most have been snapped up by grandparents, traveling executives and other folks who do not see as much of their loved ones as they would like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Reach Out and See Someone | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

That about does it, folks. Cindy from Michigan is the overwhelming winner and will soon be the proud owner of a brand-new Checkers mug. For Bob Beachball and Sam Sunburn, good night and please tune in tomorrow when Checkers celebrates its famous Thursday Night Bikini Contest...

Author: By James E. Canning, | Title: Skin To Win | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

Other casualties over the past two years include two inexpensive restaurants: Brigham's ice cream parlor, now about to be replaced by an expanding buyback, and, two summers ago, the inexpensive Mug 'N Muffin coffee shop, now home to the Cambridge Savings Bank...

Author: By Shawna H. Yen, | Title: Upwardly Mobile Rents Are Changing Square's Shops | 3/22/1988 | See Source »

...once dominated reveals the factionalism that riddles both parties. It is reflected in what has become the strange and somewhat tribal rallying cry inscribed on the banners of the 1988 campaign: HE'S ONE OF US. For some, the message is mainly regional: Michael Dukakis grandly quaffing a mug of clam chowder upon landing in New Hampshire from Iowa, as he tried to overcome the aloof smugness that seems plastered to his face; Albert Gore whistling Dixie while he waited for Super Tuesday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I'M One of You | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

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