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Pumping iron in the parlor

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The owner of a home gym explains why he rarely uses his expensive equipment, and why it is better to go outside the house to work out. Being in the house provides too much temptation to take breaks. Detrimental effects of society's obsession with fitness are discussed.

Author: Muschamp, Herbert
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1993
Evaluation, Personal narratives, Physical fitness, Home gyms, Home exercise equipment

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The guts of Times Square

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Stunning documentary photography by Stephen Wilkes shows the spectacular electric signs of Times Square from the inside, from the perspective of the people of run the displays and maintain the massive systems.

Author: Muschamp, Herbert
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Social aspects, Signage, Electric signs, Photography, Documentary, Documentary photography, Wilkes, Stephen

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Tray chic

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The new Conde Nast headquarters at 4 Times Square is a stylish statement by Frank Gehry whose cafeteria befits the publisher of fashion paragons Vogue and Architectural Digest.

Author: Muschamp, Herbert, Moran, Michael
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
New York, Design and construction, Architecture, Restaurants, Criticism and interpretation, Gehry, Frank

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Subjects list: Buildings and facilities, New York, Works, Times Square
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