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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fall fashion collections shown last week in New York City had a reassuring, familiar look: lots of clean-cut classics, long on style, short on thrill. But for a sagging, badly scared industry, that was headline news. What set Seventh Avenue cheering was the skirt that wasn't there: the mini, last year's sexy shocker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: A Rousing No to Mini-pulation | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

...classic spring vacation for eligible collegiate thrill-seekers is the Florida Hedonism Extravaganza. There are three meccas of illegality to choose from--Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Daytona Beach. Be sure to check out the world balcony-diving championships, held nightly at area hotels in each city. Harvard's break unfortunately occurs slightly after that of the rest of the uncivilized world, but there should still be numerous opportunities to have a cheap, sleazy...I mean, totally awesome break...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Doctoroff, | Title: A Harvard Guide to Hedonism | 3/23/1988 | See Source »

...would be such a thrill to perform off Broadway," Phillips said. She said she might postpone other work when she graduated this fall to perform in the show. "It's the kind of thing you only get one chance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students May Stage Musical Off Broadway | 3/2/1988 | See Source »

...Winning the championship wasn't as exciting as watching the winning of it," Costin Scalise said. "Individually, [the swimmers] all worked hard and it was a thrill to see them all swim their best...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Aquawomen Float to Eastern Swimming Crown | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

Happiness at the Olympics has always been a relative matter of little feelers. Eddie ("the Eagle") Edwards, the ski-jumping plasterer from England, spoke for all the Games' odd fellows when he declared, "To have jumped and still be alive -- it's a thrill." As if Edwards were the grand Finn Matti Nykanen himself, the Brit writers have claimed Eddie as their new knight of the woeful countenance (not to mention feeble eyesight and flapping elbows). What choice did they have? Out at Calgary's quaint hall for curling, the Scots were finishing last in another game they invented...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Triumph . . . And Tragedy | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

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