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Borne into the U.S. on private jets, inside the scuzzy trunks of old cars or even on flimsy rubber rafts equipped with cellular phones, the shipments of human cargo are surging. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 was supposed to stem this tide, mostly by beefing up enforcement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Price of Freedom | 5/14/1990 | See Source »

Approached from the boardwalk, the facade of the Taj Mahal actually looks edible, the work of a candymaker gone mad. The building sprawls along 17 beach-front acres, resembling a vast white meringue, iced with 70 fruit- flavored minarets and topped off with dribbles of gold. Peppermint lampposts line walkways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: A Candymaker Went Mad | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

Surfers and snowboarders have been blinded lately by a dazzling brilliance. It's not glare from the snow or water, but the neon-colored outfits of their companions. From the California coast to the Alps, the hottest look under the sun is the "acid bright" sportswear produced by the O...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPORTSWEAR: Blazing Hot And Way Cool | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

Started as a wet-suit manufacturer in 1952, O'Neill branched into sportswear five years ago with a line of trunks and tops. Clothes for snowboarding were a natural extension, since that sport is favored by many surfers. O'Neill's winterwear ranges from insulated shells ($90) to full suits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPORTSWEAR: Blazing Hot And Way Cool | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

Slow reflection governed all his work. The pressure of the motif was sublimated in the demands of the painting. Monet also made quite conscious gestures to art history. His series of poplars near his house in Giverny -- their slender, stately trunks along the banks of the Epte reflected in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Letting Nature Reign Resplendent | 3/26/1990 | See Source »

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