Word: storefront
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...whole Fest was a false storefront for a particularly conspicuous expression of eighties values. The organizers of the Reality Fest reversed the sixties ethos, putting the means (drugs) before the ends (enlightenment and love). Back in the sixties, young people had some positive beliefs about drugs like L.S.D. Hallucinogens were a new frontier, something the Establishment had not discovered, thus something that could allow youth to reach a higher level of understanding than their stuffy elders...
...storefront was designed by the Sert-Jackson architectural firm, which also designed Holyoke Center. The new addition, Kane said, should "fit in with Holyoke Center and keep the integrity of the building while adding something...
...commission report was good for the women's movement (Law Professor Catharine MacKinnon), bad for the movement (A.C.L.U. Attorney Nan Hunter) or basically irrelevant to feminist interests (Movement Pioneer Betty Friedan). "Today could be a turning point in women's rights," MacKinnon told a news conference in a cramped storefront near the Times Square porno district that serves as the offices of Women Against Pornography. "Women actually succeeded in convincing a national governmental body of a truth that women have long known: pornography harms women and children." Hunter tapped a different strand of feminist thinking: women should seek liberation...
Cajun's decor is authentic neohodgepodge, from the flag-colored storefront to the playroom panelling, rapidly rotating ceiling fans, and heavy wood tables. Since the small dining room is invariably crowded, reservations are a must and should be made several days in advance...
...their 80s who sang the Haftarah along with me, so that whenever I forgot something all I had to do was listen -- they were way ahead of me anyhow. It was like having a hundred prompters. My mother observes the dietary rules now, but back then our family was storefront kosher. Whenever the rabbi left our house it was, "Strike the sets, remove the props." My mom and I were seafood nuts, but of course lobster is not kosher. We'd bought three live lobsters for dinner, and sure enough, the rabbi pulled into our driveway. Mom panicked and threw...