Word: 20s
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Miss Bliss, her tabby, curled up nearby. She sporadically sees a psychologist she refers to as "my tune-up woman." Money is no longer a problem; the rights to the book have already been optioned to Hollywood. Still, literary success doesn't bring everything. Kaysen was divorced in her 20s, and she confides, "The best-seller list doesn't get you a date, so don't hope...
Those were heady accomplishments for someone in his early 20s, but Kirstein's greatest coup lay a few years ahead, in 1933, when he persuaded choreographer George Balanchine to come to America. The brilliant Russian emigre and the well-heeled native son built up what became the New York City Ballet, in its prime the most influential dance company on earth...
...members of Green Day -- Billie Joe, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool -- are in their early 20s. Billie Joe, who writes almost all the trio's lyrics, grew up in Berkeley, California (his given name is Billie Joe Armstrong). His father, a jazz musician, died when Billie Joe was 10; his mother is a waitress, and he is the youngest of six. "Mom gradually got less strict with each kid," admits Billie Joe, and that evolution in parenting style may help explain the anarchic themes in his lyrics and his carefree approach to music in general. "I still...
...anchor teams and five-part series on UFOs during sweeps week, family-sensitive news is at least partly a marketing ploy -- and a crafty one. The people who are presumably most attracted to G-rated newscasts are the parents of small children. They are primarily young adults in their 20s and 30s -- just the age group most prized by advertisers. But news directors defend their bloodless broadcasts on journalistic grounds as well. WCCO has replaced shots of dead bodies with reports that try to "put crime in context," says news director John Lansing. "The 'flashbulb effect' causes people to become...
...Women who gain weight during their 20s, even as little as 10 lbs., may be substantially increasing their risk of developing breast cancer later in life...