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...shorthand journalism to define each decade by a catchphrase--the Roaring Twenties, the swingin' '60s, the Me decade '70s. Five years into the 21st century, we're in trouble. The current decade doesn't even have a nickname (the zeros? the aughts? the uh-ohs?), let alone a cultural personality. And Hollywood isn't helping. The film industry, especially in the four-month peak-viewing period called summer, rarely tries squarely addressing Zeitgeist anxieties. Instead it ransacks its attic for sequels, spin-offs and, this year, remakes. You don't look forward to many of the new season's blockbuster...
...influenced by pop culture," says Hazzard producer Gerber. "And our tastes gravitate toward what I call comfort programming. It's why sometimes you want to go to A&W root beer. Starsky and Hutch? The Lord of the Rings? These things, if you were born in the '50s and '60s, are very relevant. If I could make a Beatles movie, I'd make a Beatles movie...
...When he returned from this tour in Iraq, he told her, he would assume more responsibility as the man of the house; as the eldest son in a large family, that was his responsibility. His father was in his mid-60s, and after working up to three jobs at a time to support the family, he deserved a break. Days later, Victor's Marine unit, nicknamed "Havoc 2," shipped out of Camp Pendleton, California, destined for Fallujah. It was the last time his mother would...
...ethnic Chinese, and were residents of a part of Saigon known as Cholon, where many Vietnamese of Chinese descent had settled. Like Chinese diaspora the world over, the one in Saigon was tight knit, industrious and relatively prosperous. Even as the war in Vietnam intensified in the late '60s, Lu says, he was able to make a decent living. "We just tried to live, make the best of it," he says. "What else could...
...Saigon glitters these days as it never did in the '60s and '70s. One night, Nga and I jump into a white taxi and cruise in a sea of motor scooters through neighborhoods dotted with shops selling bright clothes, utilitarian furniture, the latest electronics. We join a friend and his wife for dinner at a charming restaurant tucked away on a quiet residential side street. It serves splendid food from central Vietnam, a new sophistication in itself. Ten years ago, our host could not find a job. His wife kept the family afloat by running a small day-care center...