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...time Wash U. had upped the score to 11-1 (according to playground rules, this would be considered a "skunk"), Harvard got into its groove and cleared up some of its communication problems...
...postmodern family. Unmarried, they lived apart yet loved together. While nurturing a rainbow coalition of privileged American kids and children salvaged from the Third World, Mom and Dad lived the city's most public private lives. Tout New York was their movie set, Madison Square Garden their all-star playground, the chic eatery Elaine's their kitchen. Central Park was their shared backyard. From their respective apartment windows on opposite sides of the park, they would wave love at each other...
Imagine the playground possibilities for ostracism. No longer will dodge ball be the sole determinant of power. Now sugar will separate the strong from the meek: woe to the first-grader who can't stomach a tear Jerker...
...That's right. The players cheering Jordan so wildly were the very Argentines whom he was reducing to the level of kids playing pickup on the playground. No matter. "I played with great happiness against the monsters," Argentine center Hernan Montenegro said later. Added guard Marcelo Milanesio: "When we met at the center of the court, I was very excited that it was Magic Johnson shaking my hand...
...crime-ridden Southeast Washington, Bush linked his assigned topic, outdoor recreation, with urban unrest. "The outdoors is a perfect playground for the entire family," he said, "for whole communities to come together. We all saw what happened out there in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago, a community that was divided and torn apart." The next day, with nary a mention of Rodney King, Bush praised policemen as "that thin blue line that separates good people from the worst instincts of our society...