Word: 1990s
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Rightsizing. Restructuring. Downsizing. The terms are cold and unemotional. Yet the euphemisms of the early 1990s all mean the same thing: layoffs. Over the past five years, corporate America has been driven by a single-minded mission to gut itself of "excess workers." It was supposed to be the fastest and easiest way to cut business costs, be more competitive and raise profits -- or at least that's what many top executives thought...
...longer live in a bipolar world. Deterrence is no longer the watch-word of the American national security establishment. Instead, the experts tell us, the challenge of the 1990s is guaranteeing non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction...
...symbolism of the play may seem weak by today's standards. The woman--she is given no name--projects her plight onto another unnamed woman, thus universalizing the theme. Also, women's issues of the 1990s differ greatly from the concerns of the 19th century, rendering the play slightly outdated...
Queen has poignant moments, thanks largely to Halle Berry's delicate, deeply felt performance in the title role. But the mini-series seems both dated and distressingly up to date. It bears less resemblance to Haley's earlier epics than to a 1990s woman-in-jeopardy TV film, or maybe a Danielle Steel soap opera. Queen is the classic innocent heroine who embarks on a picaresque journey in which evil and injustice lurk around every corner...
...openly nostalgic for the glories of the past. Balmain's new man is unlikely to plunge in either direction. His talent lies in translating the traditional into the distinctly contemporary. He emphasizes wearable clothes, however luxurious they may be. If Balmain wants to catch up to the 1990s without leaping into the 21st century, the house made a very shrewd choice...