Word: partings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that both parents are for the most part working outside the home, Putnam says, no one is left to do the community building. "We've taken a huge hit without quite knowing it, because the people who used to do [social capital building] weren't getting paid for it--it wasn't getting recognized...
...worst part is that I'm not merely excited about the premiere--I'm infatuated with "The X-Files" in general. I look forward to Sunday evenings with more enthusiasm than my roommates' wild speculation of the appearance of popcorn chicken on the dining services' online menu. Considering the life-or-death importance they attach to a regular Thursday diet of popcorn chicken, I'd say that my obsession has gotten pretty serious. What is it about the show that can turn a comparatively normal girl into an X-phile...
...Flipping back to the front, Schor points out the warning label on the cover. Outlined in fluorescent yellow, it reads: "Due to mature content, parental consent suggested for readers under 18." The warning reflects the suggestiveness of the half-clothed models, and perhaps refers in large part to one photo of a topless girl. Above the label on the cover, an Abercrombie-outfitted, buff young man stares through thick black-rimmed glasses, looking decidedly misunderstood sipping from a mug advertising a budget travel agency. The reader is left to his or her own devices to assume that, after spending hundreds...
...step onto the cobblestones, Schor sets her sights on the newly renovated Harvard Coop. Bought out by Barnes & Noble, the Coop is now officially part of one of the largest chain book stores in the country...
...turn to the right. Or left. But we do get sucked into a tunnel of table displays. Schor points out how similar the sales style is between the books here and the Abercrombie emblazoned T-shirts across the street. "What Barnes & Noble has done here is part of a shift from hand-selling a book as a unique commodity to selling books like they're selling anything -- Godiva, chocolates, calendars. . . anything...