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Thomas Bell, editor for the most recent issue,said, "The rule of thumb is that it takes $100,000or more to publish a magazine." He said The Streetcan make do with much less because it has almostno paid staff, it utilizes "the latest in desk-topcomputer publishing," and because of its uniquedistribution methods...

Author: By Gawain Kripke, | Title: Underground Mag Gives Bohemian View | 3/10/1987 | See Source »

Some proponents maintain that their sport is safer than skiing. Since there is just one board, the legs can never cross, so there are fewer broken ankles and hips. The injuries that do occur are usually bruises to the upper body (thumb, wrist and shoulder) and come from falls and occasional collisions with trees and other downhillers. James Lithman, 19, of Los Angeles, says snowboarders get a bad rap because there are so many novices loose on the slopes. "Look at all the crazy skiers," he argues. "The medics carry the bodies down all day long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Snowboarders Invade the Slopes | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...last battle in 1981, Ali received two old newspaper friends in his hotel suite. He only faintly remembered them and vaguely introduced his fourth wife. He performed his card tricks as if they had never seen them before, and once more stuffed the disappearing handkerchief into his plastic thumb. "I'm good, I'm free," he said with an animal effort, a coughing rumble and a low growl. "I stay so busy, I'm in another world. All my boxing, it was all for this." Painstakingly, appearing unable to concentrate on more than one thing at a time, he resumed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Of Murderous Intentions | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

...time a student is arrested it is necessaryfor the Board to know about it," said Hyatt,adding that "there is no general rule of thumb" asto whether the Board hears the case...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: Protester Will Face Ad Board, Not CRR | 12/4/1986 | See Source »

...really convey is the gift that made Sinatra famous and kept him that way: the meticulous phrasing that changed the intonation of popular music, the velvety, plaintive baritone that was the most distinctive male singing voice between Bing Crosby's and Elvis Presley's. Sinatra's character is a thumb in the public eye, but his songs continue to work a lonely magic. And not so lonely. Kelley notes that Frank, like everyone else, used Sinatra LPs as fail-safe aids to seduction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Thumb in the Public Eye His Way:The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra | 11/3/1986 | See Source »

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