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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...growing no mo'. I can't reach the bars you're supposed to hold onto on the T. I have to ask my roommate to get stuff for me from the top shelf of the closet, and I'm condemned to roam the petites section, that dreaded place in every department store where all the little old ladies and their tacky floral handbags hang out. But never fear, the stiletto heel is here. Although it doesn't save me from shopping alongside gray hair and cellulite, the glorious four-inch spike does countless other wonders for the petite...

Author: By Sharon C. Yang, | Title: De Agony of De Feet | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

...story not visible in the scrapbook or part of the government's tour. To see it, one must meet clandestinely with F.I.S. contacts who, in fearful asides, offer tales of summary killings by government security forces. Terrified civilians whisper of special execution brigades, dressed in civilian clothes, that roam the country hunting down and murdering Islamists. City residents say police patrols have fired at random into civilian crowds after being ambushed. In February, the same month in which the government quelled a riot in the Serkadji prison by killing more than 96 prisoners-Islamists say the toll was more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Algeria: BLOODY DAYS, SAVAGE NIGHTS | 3/20/1995 | See Source »

...computer networks are the hot new medium, and, like all those launched before, they rely on radical politics and sex as primal energy sources. In cyberspace there is an ever-expanding menu of places to visit and sexual material from which to choose. Some people roam the networks collecting massive amounts of what, in its more sophisticated versions, is termed erotica. Most of it, frankly, is smut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TWILIGHT ZONE OF THE ID | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

While many of the cyber-offerings are superfluous to Harvard students, given our access to fas and the Science Center computer lab, Smith heralds the user-friendliness of Cybersmith--largely due to its knowledgable staff. "Technosmiths" will roam the floors in search of bewildered customers needing assistance...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Angell, | Title: Under the Cushions Cyberspresso | 2/9/1995 | See Source »

...California company has voluntarily recalled 100,000 portable crib-playpens, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said today. Two infants have died, and two others were injured, after the top rail on playpens sold under the brand names "Home and Roam" and "Baby Express" collapsed. The playpens, which are manufactured by Baby Trend Inc. of Pomona, Calif., can appear to be set up properly even though the top rails are not completely locked. As a result, babies can get their heads stuck in the railing and suffocate. Consumers were advised to call the company at 800-234-1879 to have their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RECALL OF DANGEROUS PLAYPENS | 1/4/1995 | See Source »

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