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...ANGLES. Once a landscape of deserts, it has been transformed into a vast playground. Freeways criss-crossing thew city, fast-food shops specializing in everything from hot tamales to take-out sushi, and mini-shopping malls on every block make their mark on the plastic expanse of wide streets and sun-bronzed people. And when the sun descends over the pacific, the wild ones know exactly where to go. They hip-hop downtown--where pleasures-seekers and licentious groovers explode recklessly to the primal beats of the night. Tonight the scene is the old Park Plaza Hotel, where a French...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: There Are No Angels Here | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

...actual news stories (e.g., the purchase of U.S. film studios by Sony and Matsushita), Japanese cars and computer chips are shown converging on a map of the U.S. Winged dollars at the top of the screen fly back toward Japan. Who wins? Flying hot dogs indicate an American victory; sushi signals a Japanese triumph. Then there are cowboys who shoot at samurai warriors. The brochure describes Japan Bashing with some understatement as "a game of reality and tension...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cashing in on Bashing | 3/23/1992 | See Source »

JAPANESE RESTAURANTS: Everyone's first thought: It was that sushi, wasn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidential Upchuck Scorecard | 1/20/1992 | See Source »

...hand, Studs is about real life. The contestants really are the judo instructors, students and bartenders they say they are. They really did go on dates, to sushi bars, dance clubs and football games. Some really did hate each other. ("He talked my ear off all night long.") Some really did screw each other. ("We topped off the date with a 10-hour mattress marathon...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Theater. Reality. Babes. | 10/9/1991 | See Source »

...conveniences of the electronic age! At a time when everything from diaper and sushi deliveries to kinky romantic trysts can be had with a few touch tones, yet another novel entry has arrived in this vibrant market-by- wire. Why spend hours traveling to the doctor's office, leafing through out-of-date magazines, waiting for the healer to spare a moment of precious, not to mention expensive time, when one can now get instant medical gratification over the phone? Why not simply dial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reach Out and Cure Someone | 7/22/1991 | See Source »

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