Word: acclaiming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite the overwhelming critical acclaim that "Babe" has received, the film probably would not have been nominated in a year with more choices. Remember, more animal actors means less work for human ones. But this is a weak category and "Babe," the surprise hit of the year, might just carry away the top prize. "Braveheart" leads the pack with ten nominations, but don't expect a sweep comparable to that of "Schindler's List" or "Gump." "Brave-heart" may be deemed too gory--lots of big, violent battles--by many of the Academy members. But Mel Gibson will probably...
Alexander, a multimillionaire lawyer whose ruthless intensity is nicely camouflaged by his courtly manner, carries a blue-ribbon resume. He served as Education Secretary to George Bush and earlier won acclaim as two-term Governor of Tennessee for reforming education and attracting high-paying jobs to his state. Alexander's stump speech touts a neopopulist plan to transfer $200 billion in federal programs ranging from welfare to law enforcement back to the states, communities, churches and families that handled those responsibilities before the New Deal...
Talent is the oldest, the classic American path, made up of people who simply go out and engage in a self-initiated activity, hoping it will bring them money, status or acclaim. The yeoman farmers and skilled artisans of the colonial period are examples. Today people who start businesses are Talents. So are performers. The key to the Talent path is that it's unstructured. No formal credential, no passing through a rigidly defined series of stations of the cross, is required. Talent is the riskiest of the three paths but also the most rewarding. Most of the familiar, celebrated...
...American citizen, Farrakhan is entitled to say whatever he wants about any issue, anyplace in the world. That's not treason. It's the Constitution. But Farrakhan's demonstrated eagerness to play ball with tyrants should alarm every black American still deluded by the hope that the uncritical acclaim Farrakhan has enjoyed since the Million Man March last October would somehow transform him into a model of enlightened leadership. To the contrary, Farrakhan is a hypocrite, willing to excuse the degradation of millions in exchange for the promise of a handsome fee. With leaders like that, who needs enemies...
...still worthwhile for the works included by prominent contemporary artists not known for their printmaking. The three pieces by painter Edward Hopper reveal an artist gaining confidence in his peculiar vision. His paintings at first unrecognized, Hopper turned to etching, producing 60 works before 1928, several of which received acclaim...