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...threatened even more hair loss. Now, I refused to wear a head-covering unless I knew I could leave it on for a long time. When it was time to remove a hat late at night, it had to be done with exquisite care. Drying my hair with a towel became a delicate process which necessarily ceased long before the hair was dry. Wet hair is better than no hair, I reasoned...

Author: By Charles E. Cohen, | Title: A Touch of Chrome | 12/12/1985 | See Source »

...headlines--had no stake in agreeing to stay quiet. She had suffered through the emotionally draining trauma of the assault and a criminal trial, but when she was faced with the prospect of a prolonged legal battle with the Goliath of the Square's landlords, she threw in the towel...

Author: By Thomas J. Winslow, | Title: A Harsh Silence | 11/21/1985 | See Source »

...black tights enters the ladies' room. As he gazes into the large mirror, he dampens his hair and strokes it into place. A female attendant tosses him a towel and offers a splash of perfume to the girl preening next to him. Often Area's bathrooms are co-ed meeting grounds for casual sex or a quick snort...

Author: By Preston W. Brooks and Michael C.D. Okwu, S | Title: Art and Dance in New York | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

...baby boomers were in the vanguard of the fitness frenzy, and they are still the main disciples. "Exercise is largely a middle-class phenomenon," asserts McGinnis. One significant sign: Barbie, the ultimate yuppie doll, now comes with her own workout center, including cycle, dumbbells, slant board and locker with towel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health & Fitness: The Shape of the Nation | 10/7/1985 | See Source »

...Oklahoma dust, of Joe DiMaggio's icy remoteness, of Casey Stengel's Old Perfessor act that slipped on and off like a warmup jacket, of Billy Martin's violent insecurities, of the Hodgkin's disease that killed his father and afflicts his son. There is considerably more than towel snapping here. At the age of 54, it seems, Mickey Mantle has finally grown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bookends: Sep. 30, 1985 | 9/30/1985 | See Source »

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