Word: adult
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even the moments of Disney-esque nature whimsy have a more adult flavor than usual. The film's wry humor rises to considerable heights when Mowat, attempting to gain the trust and respect of the wolves, marks his territory with many teapots and several hours worth or urination--a process which takes the head or alpha-wolf George only two brief minutes...
...world's foremost authorities on the culture of the Byzantine Empire, which lasted from the fall of Rome (476) to the fall of Constantinople in 1452. Sevcenko has spent most of his adult life conducting such types of scholarly detective work...
...fact, for almost all of his adult life, Sevcenko has been digging through the labyrinthine texts and manuscripts of the age, starting with his coming of age in wartime Eastern Europe 40 years...
Even though she grew up in New York City. Morales adds that she spent "11 years [in Puerto Rico] as an adult working on a farm based on colonial agriculture." Like the other artists, Morales notes that these memories provide a source of inspiration for her crocheting...
Customs in costumes are also changing. While traditional devils, ghosts and vampires are still popular, many adult outfits are bewitching in another sense: harem robes, Tarzan loincloths, geisha girls, samurai swordsmen, plus Dolly Parton, Carmen Miranda and Lady Godiva. This year's revelers will also be garbed as Mr. T, E.T., gruesome beasts from Return of the Jedi, punk rockers, hot dogs, sandwiches, trash bags, schools of fish, brilliantly plumed birds, six-packs of beer, and, if a Denver pair repeats its act, a couple in bed, including the bed. A New York City family will masquerade as Britain...