Word: adult
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...evolutionary terms, the human species is already adapting to profound changes in the earth's chemical environment. Increases in environmentally induced birth defects, infertility and adult mortality prior to reproductive success reflect natural selection at work...
...myths continue to animate his fiction. Bradbury's work may vary with his mood, ranging from bleak to bright. But his stories rarely fail to reinforce a classic piece of American mythology: that a boy from a small Midwestern town can make it in America-without becoming an adult...
...that called itself artistic expression. The watershed in the decline of standards, however, was 1968, when the Motion Pic ture Association replaced the old P.C.A. code with the G, PG, R and X system. According to Sullivan, film producers "decided, now that the kiddies were protected, anything goes for adults." Because TV had come to dominate family entertainment, movies went for specialized audiences. Then the new wave of "adult" films began entering American homes via network and cable...
McDermott, a specialist trained in both adult and child psychiatry, entered politics in 1970 after leaving the Navy, where he had been chief psychiatrist at the Long Beach Naval Station in California. He won election to the Washington house of representatives in 1970 and to the state senate in 1974. During the gubernatorial primary campaign, he presented himself, in contrast to Ray, as moderate in both thought and personality. Said he: "I'm a thoughtful listener before I leap. I'm a problem solver at heart. That's what a psychiatrist is by profession. So if someone...
...return with new episodes. In the interim, viewers can choose among "specials" and series from the commercial networks and PBS that will instruct, provoke and entertain in intelligent new ways. For the next few weeks, TV will mute its role as electronic babysitter and engage the viewer in adult conversation. En garde, sitcommers and real people! The spirit could be catching...