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...breakthrough feature is the "monocoque," or single-shell construction, which allows the skier to transmit force directly to the edges more easily than with the multilayer sandwich construction of other skis. The S9000 costs $600 a pair, but may become a hot property among racers and aggressive recreational skiers. Salomon (1989 sales: $613 million) aims to become the leading maker of top-flight skis within the next five years. But the climb will be no cakewalk against the industry leaders, France's Rossignol and America's K2, which have carved out loyal followings...
...Hollywood's oldest eatery, the 44-year-old multimedia auteur concentrates on ordering his usual lunch: "A Swiss cheese, real Swiss cheese, on whole wheat. A side order of steamed broccoli. And a Coke." In his soft tenor voice, he discusses nutrition: "Do you like it when your sandwich is burned like that? That's not supposed to be good for you. But it sure tastes good, though." He chats with the waiter: "Does this bread get thrown away? It could go to the homeless. They'd only have a little-bit-later lunch...
...been portrayed in so many books and movies and stand-up acts that the stock characters know how to behave badly. They've all read their press clippings. The Jewish deli waiter knows what to say to an out-of-towner who asks if he could get a pastrami sandwich ("When I'm ready, I'll get" or "Listen, the pastrami here I wouldn't wish on Arafat"). The Irish cop knows how to act like an Irish cop who does not go overboard in showing respect to the citizenry. Some of the newer stock characters, like the Korean greengrocer...
John W. Baltz claims to do so with two very simple tools: his hands. The former social worker turned street masseuse sets up office on any busy sidewalk with two stools and sandwich boards, one of which sings the praises of his "neck and shoulder therapy...
Even fans of rap music may find it hard to rally around Nasty, a danceable but dim-witted pop product that relies on countless descriptions of oral sex and genitalia, not to mention a knuckle-sandwich approach to women. But the moves against 2 Live Crew come on top of the obscenity charges against the director of the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati for mounting a show of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's work. Artists, writers, filmmakers and musicians have to wonder whether these actions herald an anti-obscenity campaign that could send them scrambling for cover...