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Dack is short for Dacron. His brothers are Rayon and Orlon. They are among the neighbors Clea finds when she moves to a Vermont village and discovers that this seemingly idyllic countryside is filled with -- gasp! -- polyester. Down at Casa Loretta, they feature Spam burritos and Hawaiian pizza. The local postmistress steams open love letters, the Avon lady writes bad romance novels, and the sheriff makes pronouncements like "If you're not normal in this country, you get put in jail." Such rural New England cliches make Newhart seem like subtle satire, but Alther recycles them with such a tone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: One To Miss | 5/21/1990 | See Source »

Soon after the incident, police placed several men under arrest at the Hi-Fi Pizza and Giant Sub store, which is located at 496 Mass. Ave., two blocks east of where the victim was found...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Victim Undergoes Surgery After Central Square Stabbing | 5/11/1990 | See Source »

...variable system, students don't pay for meals they don't eat, so the nibblers don't subsidize the gourmands. The diversity of choices is also greater. For example, at MIT points may be "spent" at the dining halls, a food mall, a full-service resturant and for pizza delivery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Room for Improvement | 4/3/1990 | See Source »

Step aside, Superman. Get back, Batman. Make way for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the latest superheroes to make the big leap from comic books to the silver screen. The who?, you say. Then you haven't been paying attention. The Turtles -- four wisecracking, pizza-guzzling reptile masters of the martial arts -- are already the biggest animated adventure act to hit television since Ghostbusters cartoons. Kids adore their hip and slightly naughty sense of humor ("Let's haul shell out of here"). "I like Michaelangelo because he's a smooth dude, a party animal," says Michael Serio, a 7-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Lean, Green and on the Screen | 4/2/1990 | See Source »

...going to be the funniest thing I'd ever done or the worst thing." Freedman cut the deal with Playmates Toys, who, in turn, sponsored the first TV episodes. The Turtles have been modified somewhat in the process of being turned into media stars. Their passion for pizza, for instance, and their "Hey, Dude" lingo were added for TV. So was an unfortunate -- and publicly criticized -- tendency for punks and villains on the show to fall into racial stereotypes. As far as the movie is concerned, box-office expectations are high. "Everything that has to do with the Teenage Mutant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Lean, Green and on the Screen | 4/2/1990 | See Source »

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