Word: 16th
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...problem for art-dictionary compilers is simple in its essence but in fact appallingly complex: the explosion of art-historical information in the past half-century. If you graphed its quantity, the line would run almost flat from Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century to John Ruskin in the mid-19th. But in the 20th century, and especially in the past 40 years, the line has gone almost vertical...
...January DeSana changed parties, letting him challenge one of Congress' longest tenured members. But veteran pol DeSana may pose a challenge, partly because the 16th has become more conservative. He opposes affirmative action and abortion and wants to curb the growth of Medicare and Medicaid to balance the budget...
Representing the 16th District is not the most glamorous job: Serrano's constituents live in one of the most poverty-ridden areas in the nation. In an attempt to fight the district's urban ills, he's sponsoring a trust fund that, if passed, will let taxpayers contribute $1 from their tax refund to help revitalize public libraries nationwide...
G.O.P. legend Robert Walker's retirement has left the 16th open, and Pitts wants to preserve its conservative legacy. This high-profile Chester County Republican emphasizes his credentials as a Vietnam veteran, former small-business owner and 24-year state legislator. In a Republican-leaning district, that adds to his edge...
...romance of living on a bridge has caught the public imagination, aided by an exhibition of designs at the Academy, where visitors can vote for their favorite. Part of the attraction is no doubt novelty. Only 10 inhabited bridges remain in Europe out of hundreds built before the 16th century--an era when, for sanitary reasons, running water beneath one's window was a notable amenity. Finished in 1209, Old London Bridge boasted not only houses but shops, inns, mills and the decapitated heads of traitors until the 1750s, when the homes were removed because city planners decided that dropping...