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What is the de rigueur fashion accessory intended for outdoor use but often worn indoors, made famous by celebrities seeking anonymity but now flaunted by just about everyone? Sunglasses, of course. Last year Americans snapped up 189 million pairs (sales: $1.3 billion), from retro-1950s plastic shades to space- age wire rims with mirrored lenses. When it comes to protecting the eyes, however, the emphasis on style may be shortsighted. A cheap $5 pair of sunglasses picked up at a beachside stall may do a better job than those $200 movie-star specials. What's more, the quality of your...
...information, however, is not included on all the tags. Says a spokesman for the Food and Drug Administration: "If you're a consumer and there's a rack of sunglasses, you usually have no way of telling the amount of ultraviolet transmission." The agency is now considering proposals to establish mandatory labeling standards for the sunglass industry. Ultimately, say experts, the best solution may be a simple rating system similar to the numerical system now used with sunscreens...
Cool Hand Luke. A cheaper, shallower bourbon, but the taste is as smooth. This film is all tanned bodies against blue workshirts against a deep Southern green--everything looks great, and the redneck myth is comforting: the reflecting sunglass man did as much for the stereotype of southern law enforcement as Red Man chewing tobacco. Paul Newman sings "Plastic Jesus...
Natives helped him. One supplied him with rice and other food in his hideaways. He had a small lens which he used as a sunglass to light fires. He learned to squeeze the oil of coconuts and use it for cooking fuel. He shaved once a week, hus banding a scanty supply of razor blades. After a while "they almost pulled my face...