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...them, definitely. TV's like an appliance, like a dishwasher, or a microwave oven...

Author: By Peter D. Pinch, | Title: Doug Coupland Speaks On the Trail of Generation X | 10/10/1991 | See Source »

Familiar chains like Pizzaria Uno, Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzaria, TCBY and Au Bon Pain already dot the Square landscape--although Ron Shaich, co-founder and CEO of Au Bon Pain, insists his French-styled cafe is not "fast food...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes and Philip P. Pan, S | Title: But Where's the Beef? | 10/7/1991 | See Source »

...housewife of Weston, Mass., beautiful if you caught her in the right light, "a possessed witch," as she thought of herself sometimes, "haunting the black air, braver at night." Both Plath and Sexton wound up as cautionary tales. In 1963 Plath stuck her head in an oven in London. Sexton told her psychiatrist, "Sylvia Plath's death disturbs me. Makes me want it too. She took something that was mine, that death was mine!" Eleven years later, in 1974, at the age of 45, Sexton poured herself a tall glass of vodka, went into her garage and closed the door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pains of The Poet -- And Miracles | 9/23/1991 | See Source »

...made it this far is a testament to Bush's personal popularity and political strength. Consider that Gates was nominated for the post of CIA director once before--in 1987. And he was forced to withdraw because Iran-Contra was too hot and Gates had his head in the oven. Now newly uncovered evidence indicates that Gates knew more than he originally let on about Iran-Contra...

Author: By Jason M. Solomon, | Title: Battle Royale | 9/16/1991 | See Source »

...status under the old regime. "This is unjust," he says bitterly. "Since I paid in higher than average contributions, I feel robbed of my life's savings." Not that Hubner can be accused of living in splendor. "I live on the fourth floor in a three-room apartment with oven heating. I carry the coal up myself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Have the Commies Gone? | 7/8/1991 | See Source »

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