Word: souveniring
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...Nifty Souvenir: All tourists must purchase the ubiquitous key chain, whether it is the one with your name underneath the picture of Mickey or the leather cut-out of Mickey standing next to your first initial. Woe is the unlucky soul who has the "unique" name (meaning one impossible to find on a key chain or other such souvenir accessory...
...explosion of TWA Flight 800, amid the overwhelming stench of burning jet fuel and the plane's charred remains, hundreds of letters floated on the surface of the Atlantic, unanchored memories of diplomats, designers, doctors and teenagers. A postcard of the Statue of Liberty had become an interrupted souvenir, an image of the monument born in France that never made its way home. Out of a camera bag fished from the waste came a list in pencil, in what seemed to be a young girl's handwriting. Amy: light pink, size 8. Corry: dress. Steph: orange or hunter green...
...dominated by Americans, but today China, Australia, Germany, Hungary and Russia produce champions. No wonder Hall, a 6-ft. 6-in., 185-lb. 21-year-old who may be the most gifted U.S. swimmer since Mark Spitz, cracks his knuckles and fiddles nervously with a copper wrist bracelet--a souvenir from his first Dead concert. "I'm 10 feet from the top of the mountain," he says. "When you're that close, you keep climbing. It is within grasp...
...back some excitement to concertgoing--and some emotions other than nostalgia and/or pity--the music industry has turned to festivals. Not stationary, one-time events like Woodstocks I and II, but massive, carnival-like musical tours that feature at least half a dozen acts as well as food booths, souvenir stands and more. This summer several festivals are touring the land, each with a distinct character, each vying for a hold on the pop-culture imagination and wallet...
...past couple of years, a business exceeding more than half a billion dollars has emerged that the trade calls "eatertainment." Theme restaurants, a combination plate of amusement park, diner, souvenir stand and museum, have become the fastest-growing segment of the restaurant industry, turning up the heat on fast feeders such as McDonald's and the segment known as casual dining, which includes such now ho-hum fern joints as Bennigan's that serve mere food and drink in a relaxed setting. This heady expansion leads to projections that eatertainment will be a $5 billion baby by the turn...