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...LATE SEPTEMBER the abduction of Mug'n' Muffin by the latest bank in the Square didn't alarm me. The growing infestation of mercantile marauders stirred in me no more than a vague feeling of camaraderie with the old men that wander shopping malls shaking their heads at VCRs and two-dollar loaves of bread...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: A Tragic Mug'n | 1/21/1987 | See Source »

...Minister Enrile (the man who signed the arrest warrant was none other than General Ramos). In her conjugal visits, she had to share her husband with hidden cameras and bugs. Once, when Ninoy's guards simply removed him from sight for more than six weeks, Cory was forced to wander from prison to prison in search...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Woman of the Year | 1/5/1987 | See Source »

...brother and sister leave home to wander through a place where exotic figures have the power to enchant and destroy. But the siblings are protected by an even greater force: goodness. At the end of a winding and hazardous journey, the wicked are vanquished and the children are redeemed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: In All Seasons, Toys Are Us | 12/22/1986 | See Source »

...value of a college education when, suddenly, you slam down last month's reserve reading, unable to carry on. Brain-fry has set in. You long to get away, maybe just for an hour or two, to forget the fact that living hell is just around the corner. You wander aimlessly up Plympton Street, mumbling something about Beowulf and macroeconomics, when you spot Adams House. If you're smart, you'll go in and see Scapine, a charming study break and timely cure for the mid-term blues. If not, it'll be another Store 24 night...

Author: By Ellen R. Pinchuk, | Title: (E)scapining | 10/31/1986 | See Source »

...even before Air Force One reached Washington, White House Spokesman Larry Speakes and Chief of Staff Donald Regan launched a campaign to reverse the downbeat impressions. They urged National Security Adviser John Poindexter to wander back into the press compartment of the plane. "Do you really want me to do it?" asked Poindexter, who had assiduously avoided the press during his first ten months in office. Assured that it was unavoidable, he conducted an 80-min. airborne briefing. While it was in progress, Regan and eight aides were sketching the next steps in what flowered into a publicity blitz unprecedented...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forward Spin | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

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