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Word: 90s (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Orgo 'till I die, baby." Banished are the cracked pleather sofas and clunky table lamps that took up space but never turned on. In their place are sleek new desks, armless chairs and retro light fixtures. Welcome to the new Lamont, a stylish cross between traditional elegance and '90s minimalism...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Lamont Goes Glam | 10/12/1999 | See Source »

...baby boomers brought up to admire the Bain de Soleil tan will doubtless be turning even more to lasers, as the years go on, to try to reverse the damaging effects of sun. "What we're facing in American health is the problem of longevity, women living into their 90s, men to their 80s," says cosmetic-dermatologic surgeon Dr. Edward Lack, a board member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Most of the 45-to-70-year-old laser-surgery patients Lack sees in his Des Plaines, Ill., office are seeking facial resurfacing, a laser procedure that can erase...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cosmetic Surgery: Light Makes Right | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...here follows that vogue with a vengeance. That's not to say that the work doesn't have jolts of visual energy, corrosive or not. It is an energy that was new to the somnolent British art scene and brought these artists local and then international attention throughout the '90s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Shock For Shock's Sake? | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

While the sensitive '90s guy has grown larger in our cultural consciousness, more and more women have been entering the corporate workplace and imbibing its values. "They've learned to keep their own counsel and are proud of themselves," says Pepper Schwartz, a sociologist at the University of Washington. They're just as likely as their male counterparts, she says, to react with "'What's all this whining? Just get the job done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: When Venus Crosses Mars | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...many men (and a few women) have with gory video games, I'm still stumped. Why would anyone want to waste hours on end blowing up imaginary bad guys? Have they no shame? Then again, maybe I'm just jealous. Ever since I overdosed on Tetris in the early '90s, there just haven't been any games that thrilled me for more than an hour or two. Until now. The elegant and addictive Pandora's Box (Microsoft; $35)--which, not coincidentally, was created by Tetris designer Alexey Pajitnov--has kept me up until 2 a.m. and turned 15-minute coffee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Oct. 11, 1999 | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

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