D Magazine December 1986
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BUSINESS Chicken-Fried Success
In October, Gene Street and Phil Cobb discovered that Black-eyed Peas are worth their weight in gold. And the rest is gravy.
By Sally Giddens
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EDITOR’S PAGE
At year’s end, we honor a visionary from another era – and contemplate a future fraught with change.
By Ruth Miller Fitzgibbons
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ESSAY Present Tense
Finding the right gift may mean giving yourself away.
By Jean Gonick
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FOR THE FOODIE WHO HAS EVERYTHING
Tasteful gifts to make them eat their hearts out
By Liz Logan
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HEALTH Sins of the Fathers
Chidren of alcoholics inherit a legacy of anger, confusion, and denial.
By Rachel V.
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HOLIDAY CHEER
The holidays are upon you. And once again you ’re wondering what to take to the company Christmas party. Or even worse, it’s Wednesday and you have no idea what to serve Saturday night when 75 of your closest friends descend on your doorstep. Take heart. We’ve collected a variety of entertaining recipes sure to sate the sweetest tooth and humble the heartiest of appetites. Enjoy.
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HOME VIDEO MANIA Guide to Hunting For Fun In The Electronic Jungle
It’s more fun to play at home than anyplace else. That’s what about half of America has col-lectively decided over the past few years. We spent $181 billion last year on leisure products. A good fourth of our hard-earned fun money went to buy VCR’s, big screen TV’s and stereo com-ponents – more than we spent on old standbys like fishing poles, racquet balls and sailing gear.
By Doris Seltz
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LAW The Last of the Courthouse Characters
Everybody has a Herb Green story. Have you heard the one about…
By Mark Donald
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PARTING SHOT
Bookies 58, Bettors 3: Confessions of a Perennial Underdog
By Chris Tucker
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RELIGION Deliverance or Delusion?
AIM, a controversial new ministry, counsels gays who want to change their sexual orientation.
By Katherine Dinsdale
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TALES OF THE CITY Crash Course
Ever wonder why Jerks rule the highways? You can’t beat ’em, so
here’s how to join ’em.
here’s how to join ’em.
By John Bloom
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The Carat and the Schtick
You thought we had reached the limits of excess. Ha! You obviously haven’t met the latest generation of Dallas’s jewelers to the rich.
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UNSUNG SAINTS
’TIS THE SEASON TO CELEBRATE GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN. HERE ARE SEVEN WHO DO UNTO OTHERS ALL YEAR LONG.
By Richard West