Word: plasticizers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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FARTHEST INTO THE OZONE Michael Jackson, who, after plastic surgery on his nose and chin, unsuccessfully offered $1 million for the remains of John Merrick, the Elephant Man. Knock, knock -- Is anyone there...
...will refit the doll with a new Gorbachev head, complete with the famous wine-stain birthmark on the scalp. The Marine uniform will be replaced by a stylish Italian suit. The clothes will be be padded to mimic the Soviet leader's bulky physique. From the neck down, the plastic Gorbachev is actually a knockoff of Ken, the Barbie doll's popular boyfriend...
...enough to be amused by the notion of antique plastic, you are old enough for Radios: The Golden Age, by Philip Collins (Chronicle; 119 pages; $25, $14.95 paper), an exaltation of those portable Emersons, Motorolas and Sonoras that fulfilled the American dream of bringing news and entertainment to every room of the house. Collins, an executive with Columbia Pictures and collector of highly stylized receivers of the '30s, '40s and '50s, has produced the nostalgic sleeper of the season. The photographs glow with a warmth and color that make one forget how often these little bijoux of popular culture were...
...Roberts of Holladay, Utah, was having trouble opening a plastic two-liter bottle of Diet 7-Up. So she took a wrench to it, as she had many times in the past, but the results were disastrous. The top shot off like a champagne cork and struck her in the left eye, destroying most of the iris...
...Disney movie than a ballet. Clara acted like a petulent, spoiled brat. Her brother Fritz was even worse. The party--which I had always remembered as the height of elegance and high society--denigrated into a kindergarten dance festival. And over it all, the tree watched--chunky leaves and plastic ornaments...