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CONTRIBUTORS: Kurt Andersen, Patricia Blake, Gerald Clarke, Jay Cocks, John Elson, Pico Iyer, Leon Jaroff, Stefan Kanfer, Michael Kinsley, Charles Krauthammer, John Leo, Jane O' Reilly, Kenneth M. Pierce, Richard Schickel, Mimi Sheraton, John Skow

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Masthead August 8, 1988 | 8/8/1988 | See Source »

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Masthead | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Masthead July 18, 1988 | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

...restaurant is divided into seven "vacation spots," including a tropical bar complete with a thatched roof. Proprietor Joyce Steins calls the offerings "vacation cuisine, or performance food," with a Tex-Mex accent. An interesting touch: a garnish tray with chopped black olives, onions, pickled carrots, jalapeno peppers, pico de gallo and cilantro is placed on every table. Observes Steins: "Americans crave an alternative to catsup. We place these condiments on the table the same way other restaurants place salt and pepper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Earth And Fire | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Masthead | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

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Normalized population density for word "pico" throughout decades:

1880s : 0.0958
1920s : 0.0632
1930s : 0.0718
1940s : 0.1612
1950s : 0.2492
1960s : 0.3906
1970s : 0.0811
1980s : 3.1050
1990s : 3.2041
2000s : 0.7129

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