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...smell of smoke and the interruption of subway service caused a crowd to gather outside the Central Square station. Several MBTA and Cambridge police cars remained outside the smoke-filled station, along with fire trucks, ambulances and MBTA emergency repair vehicles, which blocked traffic for about half an hour...

Author: By Joshua A. Gerstein, | Title: Subway Fire Causes Evacuation And Delay | 3/3/1990 | See Source »

...women who study all week in the single-sex environment of Wellesley College--where the nearby Coffee Connection closes at 8:30 p.m. on Friday nights--the bus represents the only means of escape. With its leaky windows, pervasive smell of car exhaust, and "fuck truck" image, the bus is a frustrating but necessary ordeal that women must endure during the four years they attend school if they want to leave campus, according to passengers...

Author: By Rebecca A. Jeschke, | Title: Enduring a Boring Trip For City's Excitement | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

...students start lining up at 8:40 p.m. for the 9 p.m. bus. Standing 12 feet away, the smell of perfume fills the air. The clothes the women wear seem like nightime versions of the ones worn by the earlier bus passengers. Above-the-knees skirts have taken the place of cotton-slacks, and silver evening bags now hang where functional purses did earlier in the day. As they get on the bus, their high heeled shoes tap against the metal stairs...

Author: By Rebecca A. Jeschke, | Title: Enduring a Boring Trip For City's Excitement | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

They all crowd in; no one has to stand up yet. Once again, there is a strong smell of the mixing perfumes and hairsprays. These women do not seem to be coming from a party, instead they are talking about their nights in Boston. "Oh, I did the usual, dinner and a movie," one says...

Author: By Rebecca A. Jeschke, | Title: Enduring a Boring Trip For City's Excitement | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

...once reserved for Cheez Whiz -- a product, incidentally, that is undergoing a dramatic resurrection because it is so gooily microwavable. Julia Child generously calls the microwave a "wonderful invention" before adding with a sniff, "I don't go in for it myself. I like regular cooking. I like to smell the food, poke it and look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: A Requiem for Grilled Cheese | 2/19/1990 | See Source »

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