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...area's public beaches. What many found, to their horror and dismay, was an assault on the eyes, the nose and the stomach. From northern New Jersey to Long Island, incoming tides washed up a nauseating array of waste, including plastic tampon applicators and balls of sewage 2 in. thick. Even more alarming was the drug paraphernalia and medical debris that began to litter the beaches: crack vials, needles and syringes, prescription bottles, stained bandages and containers of surgical sutures. There were also dozens of vials of blood, three of which tested positive for hepatitis-B virus and at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Dirty Seas | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

...were packed into a paper bag, with the cheese globs troweled in on top. This method results not only in unattractive presentation, but also in messy fingers and poor distribution of cheese--the bottom fries are ignored. However, the fries themselves are among the best in the Square, cut thick, long and with the skin still on. And wonderfully greasy. This food is not for the faint of heart--or artery...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: My Kind of Frank, Chicago's Is | 7/26/1988 | See Source »

...taste of the real Atlanta, every delegate should "drop a dog at the Varsity." This sprawling landmark is where the pillars of society line up with hoi polloi for chili-topped hot dogs, cayenne-zapped onion rings and a cool, thick orange frosted. And to see local journalists at play, conventioneers can go to Manuel's Tavern, the spot for cold beer, spicy Buffalo chicken wings, lusty chili and burgers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Democrats Potlikker to Profiteroles | 7/25/1988 | See Source »

Like his grandly obsessive contemporaries Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman, Olmos is a demon for authenticity. To play Escalante, he altered himself physically, gaining 40 lbs. and enduring a tedious makeup process daily to create a balding pate over his thick hair. The actor also spent hundreds of hours studying Escalante's speech patterns on recorded tapes and observing the teacher's mannerisms and personal habits both during and after school hours. "He even wanted to move in with Jaime," recalls the movie's director, Ramon Menendez, "but Escalante's wife wouldn't allow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Burning With Passion | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

Still thinking a cover-up possible, the panicked boys dumped Cooney's body in thick weeds and pledged one another to secrecy. They burned one boy's bloodstained clothing and somehow managed to get a replacement for the bullet- pocked rear window of the Chrysler. For almost three days, the boys acted as if nothing had happened, silent even in the face of Cooney's disappearance. Then Bootan told his girlfriend, who notified police. Bootan and Katanic were arrested on charges of armed robbery, attempted robbery and attempted murder. Brendan Moynihan, 16, and Danny Florio, 17, who reportedly cowered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Friends in a Car | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

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