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...runs to hot pink, orange and turquoise that sparkles even in drinks made with blue curacao -- concoctions that may look suspiciously like Windex to the uninitiated. Frozen in slush machines, the rainbow drinks of tropical fruits and assorted rums, vodkas and liqueurs sport such names as Bora Bora, Goombay Smash and Creamsickle, and have instant appeal to the Kool-Aid generation...
...team was in Egypt coordinating the mission with the Israelis, a special operations officer spotted an ISA man taping their discussions, on King's orders. "Young man," the officer reportedly thundered, "this is a CIA mission. Either you put that ((tape recorder)) away or I'm going to smash...
...suddenly everywhere. On TV they get nightly exposure on such talk shows as Tonight and Late Night with David Letterman, as well as on | their own specials for cable networks like HBO and Showtime. Jackie Mason, a veteran stand-up performer from the '50s and '60s, made a smash comeback by turning his comedy routines into the current hit Broadway show The World According to Me. And Steve Martin is just one of a long and stellar list of former stand-up comics who have parlayed their punch lines into successful TV and movie careers...
Director Roger Donaldson (Smash Palace) knows that action of all kinds intensifies when it is staged in tight spots, and there is no tighter one for a murder suspect than the Pentagon. Why Donaldson and Writer Robert Garland chose to sacrifice sympathy for Costner's character (and their well-made movie) by giving him a second, superfluous identity is a mystery infinitely more baffling than the one they have made...
...line looks like a smash. IBM has shipped more than 300,000 Personal System/2 models since April. United Airlines has ordered 40,000 of them for use in reservation centers. The Travelers insurance company plans to buy 2,000 this year, and more in 1988. Says Travelers Senior Vice President Joseph Brophy: "We have a lot of sophisticated, computer-hungry workers who can't wait." Some customers are holding back, though, because a more advanced version will be available next year. Meanwhile, competitors will scurry to develop models that will be fully compatible...