Word: supermarket
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Many of the souvenir and refreshment stands in Madison Square Garden were converted to press information centers or security stations for the convention. The dearth of food stands, combined with the 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. convention sessions, resulted in scenes that resembled a Russian supermarket...
...unless it is confined without delay to temperatures close to freezing. Even under the best conditions, most fresh fish lasts only seven to 12 days. But it frequently takes as long as seven days for fish to make the journey from the fisherman's net to the supermarket, where it may sit for several more days. According to the Consumers Union, shoppers are lucky if they get the catch of the week...
...heroine of Superlady truly lives up to her name. A single mother who works in a supermarket, she struggles to support four children while coping with a horde of distractions: a crazy ex-husband who thinks he is being attacked by cosmic rays, a girlfriend who shows up on her doorstep (with kids) to take refuge from a violent lover, a government bureaucracy that takes away her housing allowance the minute she earns a little extra income. This made- for-TV movie has more authentic feminist spirit than Murphy Brown, more realism and heart than The Days and Nights...
Barillari Books, one of the newer yuppie shops that is the only Square bookstore to house an espresso bar, has two levels of books. Although the supermarket-like atmosphere is far from cozy, it's worth checking out this store first: every book is always discounted 25 percent, making it the cheapest spot for new books in the Square...
...sampled Chocolate, Vanilla andCaramel Turtle Fudge. The ice cream was some ofthe thickest around, and the vanilla was suitablysubtle. The chocolate received mixed reviews--manyfelt it tasted too much like a fudgesicle. Andwhile the Caramel Turtle Fudge was a surprise hitwith some reviewers, others said it had a"supermarket" taste...