Word: 80s
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...vote getters for Post Office's '80s-themed stamp series include fall of Berlin Wall and The Cosby Show...
...free will? The popularity of evolutionary theories featuring man-the-hunter from Mars and his Venusian sidekick, woman, has led many feminist scholars to assert that biology is a sexist "ideology," not a science, and Darwin just another dead white male with an ax to grind. In the mid-'80s, the influential French feminist theorist Christine Delphy advised thinking women to "ignore" biology, and in this country there were mutterings that research into sex differences should be de-funded forthwith, since no good could come of it. Recall those "scientific" theories of the innate inferiority of African Americans and Jews...
...Laker coach Kurt Rambis also owns a championship resume. And as a Laker starter in the '80s, he was a sort of geek god, selflessly supplying rebounds and passing options for Magic Johnson's Showtime offense. So very...Dennis...
...meet easy-going Paul Rudd, the young actor who as charmed critics and audiences in his starring roles on Broadway stages and in the movies Cluelessand The Object of My Affection as a likable personality and a credible romantic interest. In his new feature role in the early 80s ensemble film 200 Cigarettes, Rudd plays a lovelorn cynic with the best sideburns since President Van Buren and a secret crush on Courtney Love. Not bad for a guy who has no ambitions of becoming a big Hollywood star; he'd rather just play some darts...
...Tell me about the new movie that you are appearing in right now, 200 CigarettesThe film looks really outrageous in its early 80s setting, with hot pink shirts and new wave soundtrack. What was your take on this chapter of American history...