Word: wonderments
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spattered with bacteria, and the fish steeped in chemical wastes. Even the cool, clear water that comes out of every kitchen tap is suspected of being a witch's brew laced with lead, microorganisms and industrial pollutants. To many people, eating and drinking have become death-defying feats. No wonder sales of "organic" foods and bottled waters have surged to new heights...
...system is supposed to tame the Soviet Union's problems of waste, inefficiency and food shortages. Citizens continue to queue daily for limited stocks of meat, butter and milk. Small wonder Gorbachev calls food "one of the most important problems we need to solve...
Danny Ainge Watch: Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets, Ainge scored 20 points. The Kings lost, 117-110. Sacramento is 19-47, 27 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers in the Pacific Division. Wonder what would have happened to Ainge if Larry Bird didn't hurt his foot...
...They are also up for six Gospel Music Association awards next month. The sextet appeared out of nowhere in 1988 with an impeccable debut album (titled Take 6) that inspired hallelujahs from the likes of jazzman Quincy Jones. Coming up in 1989: a second album, a video with Stevie Wonder, a 36-date tour with Al Jarreau, album backup for Johnny Mathis and a sound-track tune for filmmaker Spike...
...woke up and thought I'd like to show in Paris," shrugs Gigli, perhaps forgetting that Paris, for other Italian designers (like Simonetta), turned into a nightmare that left them disenfranchised, with no singular creative identity. "I shouldn't yet take all this for more than a one-season wonder," said Suzy Menkes, the savvy fashion editor of the International Herald Tribune. "All designers are prima donnas to some extent, and I expect Gigli just wanted to teach the Milanese organizers a lesson...