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...formed such peculiar ideas about literary life in New York. All of them were derived from books, about living in cold-water flats with no money and basically being very romantic about deprivation and suffering," he continued. "But now there are very few people who live hand-to-mouth. It's out of style...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Author Atlas Finds New York Literary World Disillusioning | 10/16/1987 | See Source »

Fashion Statement: Several Crimson booters broke out their longsleeve jerseys Saturday night in Ithaca, N.Y., as the brisk winds dropped the temperature below 40 degrees. Bonnie, meanwhile, sported a peculiar one-shoe style--he lost one of his cleats on a pass in the opening minutes of the game...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Predictions Can Be Wrong | 10/16/1987 | See Source »

...year-old company is the undisputed leader in a peculiar new segment of the brokerage business that finds profits in the casualties of the American economy. Known in some corporate boardrooms as "vultures," the traders at R.D. Smith specialize in buying and selling low-priced stocks and bonds issued by companies that have filed for bankruptcy protection or are perilously close to taking that step. This dishonor roll ranges from such well-known hard-luck cases as Texaco, Manville and LTV to obscure ailing firms like Crystal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boom in The Bust Market: Taking stock in bankruptcy | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

...Koch's unusual photography. He lends Polly's vision a beauty and a complexity which belie her naive exterior. The movie is lushly beautiful. Jeff Wolpert's Laurie Anderson-type music is as entrancing and quirky as Rozema's heroine. The sights and sounds transform the movie into a peculiar world that belongs only to Polly. As she says, "Isn't life the strangest thing you ever...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Mermaid To Order | 10/9/1987 | See Source »

Bucknell was easy. Yohe threw for another 265. Dave Bunning ran for over 100 yards. Your back-up quarterbacks--your own, peculiar, Joe Restic-style victory cigars--were warming up before the second half even started...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Joe Restic's Dream Season | 10/8/1987 | See Source »

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