Word: shoes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Thirty years ago, Harvard Square shops catered to the working-class. Launderettes and shoe repair shops abounded...
...doubt it, the proof is in the Hush Puppies. The sudden grooviness of this geek staple has been widely attributed to Bartlett. "I was looking for a very American, institutional, '50s, My Three Sons shoe for the fall '95 show," says Bartlett. "We called [Hush Puppies] and asked for some old styles they were not really doing anymore." Bartlett had the shoes custom-dyed in hues to match his suits. Hush Puppies, which claims it was already orchestrating a comeback, got a huge boost from his ideas. Bartlett's newest foray into shoes is a little less traditional...
Mackerel by Moonlight by William F. Weld: The ex-Governor of Massachusetts and former federal prosecutor spins a suspenseful and allegedly hilarious yarn about a former assistant U.S. attorney who joins a white-shoe Boston law firm. With political aspirations ignited, he runs for the Senate but is menaced by a scandal from his past...
Every week when the arts section arrives with the local paper, I am always tickled by the list of musical groups scheduled to perform in Connecticut. Perhaps a recent listing that promised shows this summer by three groups--named Leaf Jumpers, Two Ton Shoe and Gargantua Soul--shows...
...that's just as well. "Everyone's still waiting to see if another shoe will drop, if Iraq will kick out an inspection team or something," Waller says, "But so far it seems to be what the U.S. thinks and hopes it is -- just a random incident." This has happened several times in the five years that the U.S. has been patrolling the no-fly zone, and it will probably happen again. Waller points out that aside from some low-wattage grumbling this week, Iraq's recent behavior suggests a desire to cooperate with the U.N. With no casualties...