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...Nelson Rockefeller ran for Governor. To prove that this scion of privilege was a regular Joe, Rockefeller proceeded to eat his way through the tribes of New York. There he was, his picture in the paper day after day with a hot dog, a knish, a slice of pizza, an egg roll. He won--and political tradition turned into a required ritual...
NASCAR's expansion has been fueled in part by shrewd salesmanship. The league markets itself as a slice of the American heartland, with "fan-friendly" drivers who keep up a hectic schedule of autograph signings and charity events. And NASCAR has flooded the market with races. "A lot of it is quantity," says Joyce Julius Cotman, a sports-marketing analyst based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. "They have the Winston Cup Series, the Busch Series, the SuperTruck Series--every weekend, there's some kind of NASCAR event going...
...other streetscapes are warmer than comparable pictures by other great names in the same tradition. For the most part DeCarava is less gloomy than Robert Frank, less chilly than Garry Winogrand. What he likes is the way the flouncing liner of a woman's overcoat rhymes with a slice of sunlight as she steps down a stairway. Even though the top of the frame cuts off the upper half of her body, she's not altogether anonymous. He still lets us sense her aplomb...
...only way to ensure continuing University support for our student center is to patronize Loker, even if it means spending $1.45 for a slice of lousy pizza. If students decide that Loker's inconveniences mean a visit to Memorial Hall is not worth the walk, Loker will slowly die out. Future "new Dining Services concepts" like this one will be imperiled. Having a student center, and encouraging the University to try new types of services, is imperative...
...health benefits of tomato-based foods will not cause all foods containing tomatoes to be "good for you." Pizza is generally high in fat, and it is entirely possible that one slice of pizza increases one's risk of heart disease more than it decreases one's risk of prostate cancer. The claim of the title of your article is about as valid as a claim that a cheeseburger is actually good for you because of the ketchup...