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...decade is now an open expression of loathing for the homeless. Once romanticized as impoverished casualties of an uncaring society, America's homeless -- who number anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million, depending on whose count you believe -- are now more likely to be demonized as pathological predators who spoil neighborhoods and threaten the commonweal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving the Cold Shoulder | 12/6/1993 | See Source »

...success can spoil an alternative rock band, then Pearl Jam has a problem. Frenzied fans bought the group's new album Vs. last week as if it were going out of stock, even though 2.3 million copies had just been shipped. Look for it on the charts next week -- at No. 1, of course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Furthermore: Nov. 1, 1993 | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

...42nd Street grudgingly, and insist that it is only a temporary recasting. But if Disney and other entertainment big boys become entrenched, if cash flows are positive, and if Americans fall in love with a reanimated 42nd Street, will New York permit dreary office hives to come in and spoil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spectator Can 42nd Street Be Born Again? | 9/27/1993 | See Source »

...Chad Andrzejewski back to run the offense. Andrzejewski finished last year with the most completions in the league. In addition, the last three games between the two teams has been decided by a measly 15 points. So, in his fifth season, Tellier may be looking at a chance to spoil the beginning of the end for Restic...

Author: By Y. TAREK Farouki, | Title: Restic's Final Battles Begin | 9/17/1993 | See Source »

...Drury won't let success spoil him. "My parents did a great job with me in making me realize that while it's nice to be talented, in the grand scheme of things, that's not so important. Being a good person and treating people micely...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: An Intangible Talent | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

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