Word: walls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...alien painted on the wall directs shoppers to the second floor for "The Garment District, the coolest place in the whole universe...
...Purdy '97 has written a sermon urging us to take seriously serious things. Above all, the author writes, acknowledge your responsibility to the communities you live in, then shoulder it. For those who want to argue, consistently, against this imperative, there are several vacant cabins in Montana. Jobs on Wall Street await those who do not debate the point. But probably most of us think that working for the common good is not an altogether bad thing. Some of us might admit as much in public. A few of us might do something about...
...Harvard student hangs an "Austin Powers" poster on his wall. Boldly assuming that the Harvard student's a pretty smart guy and "Austin Powers" a pretty stupid movie, one must ask why the student would choose to decorate his room in this manner. A genuine and deep admiration of the film, perhaps? A way of appropriating a little of the movie's popularity for his own? A way of holding onto a receding childhood through childishness...
...Wall Street, though, this big deal is no big deal at all. Antitrust concerns have been raised because an important competitor is being removed. But with Internet and regional Bell companies creeping into the picture, long-distance rates--now about as low as they've ever been--are unlikely to spurt higher. In the long run, the MCI WorldCom-Sprint combination may push us a little faster to telecom nirvana: one-stop shopping for local, long distance and wireless service; Internet access; and cable TV. Imagine all those connections in one jack (plus wireless) and a single bill based...
Sources: AP, Better Business Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Money, Wall Street Journal, Consumer Price Index, New York Times, New York Law Journal