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...collapse the widely accepted pecking order. It is predicated on the assumption that men do not make as satisfying companions for women as Harvey Mansfield would like to believe; the cover concretizes this assumption, featuring a racy-looking mongrel eagerly helping himself to a happy-seeming woman's popcorn as they sit side by side on the sofa, watching television. Inviting. You might cheer the caption that "Dogs aren't threatened by two women with short hair...

Author: By Alexandra Jacobs, | Title: Books Not-So-Heavy Petting | 11/18/1993 | See Source »

November 5, 1993. There was a mixer for all compers at The Crimson tonight, up in the Sanctum. It was good; we liked the popcorn. Didn't get any magazine work done. Where are the sex scandals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes in the Life... | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

...want to incriminate myself," Robert's voice drops to a conspiritorial hush, "but I would never buy those deli sandwiches (especially the tofu burritos and lentil burgers)." Robert recommends instead the freshly cooked kielbasa and popcorn. Leaning back, legs crossed, he nods his head. "They're really good." He scratches his fuzzy, short beard in self-agreement...

Author: By Sonna Moon, | Title: At Your Convenience | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

...hamlet of Schaller, Iowa (pop. 850), a firm called Schaller Telemarketing has helped ease the loss of two of the town's three popcorn plants. Lucy Huldeen, 69, pushes bank cards and auto-club memberships from Schaller's offices, but she is no fast-talking operator. Says she: "I understand that the last thing people want to do sometimes is talk to someone who is selling something, and I try to sympathize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sorry, Right Number | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...Classic in new ads featuring portly founder Dave Thomas. Burger King, which saw its Weight Watchers line of meals flop, has enlarged its fish sandwich 45% and rechristened it "the Big Fish." Kentucky Fried Chicken, after a disastrous experience with skin-free chicken, is having far more success with Popcorn Chicken II, a breaded, calorie-packed, dark-meat appetizer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Fast-Food Pig-Out | 6/28/1993 | See Source »

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