Word: boom
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...leading edge of the baby boom himself, White has coped with a few challenges. Born in North Carolina, he was convinced by the civil rights movement in the 1960s that journalism could play a part in making America's ideals a reality. Since joining TIME in 1972, White has handled subjects ranging across most of the magazine...
...half the army rebelled in support of hundreds of discontented young blacks who took to the streets of Port-of- Spain. Poor Trinidadians were signaling their growing impatience with a life of deepening poverty and an unemployment rate that has exceeded 20% since the collapse of the 1980s oil boom. Robinson has seen his standing eroded by such unpopular International Monetary Fund-dictated measures as a 10% pay cut and a new 15% value-added tax, and by his decision to spend $125,000 on a statue of a deceased civil servant. "It is a message and a lesson...
...industry that has seen the tennis boom bottom out, the ski trend sag and the jogging craze slow down, blading is the bright new hope for future growth in sporting-goods sales. Industry experts believe that blades will rival the $350 million alpine-ski-boot market in the next decade. Says Thomas Doyle, research director for the National Sporting Goods Association: "It's a natural fitness activity, and the price is right." The cost ranges from $100 for basic in-line skates to $330 for pumped-up Racerblades, which have five wheels instead of the usual four...
...these axioms have suddenly vanished in a puff of Road Runner smoke. Hollywood is in the midst of an animation boom. Bochco's series, five years after he suggested it, is being developed by ABC for 1991. At least three other animated shows are in the works for prime time, each hoping to duplicate the success of the Fox network's surprise hit The Simpsons. In theaters, the big box-office numbers rolled up by such films as The Little Mermaid and Who Framed Roger Rabbit have inspired a burst of activity. This summer has already seen a movie version...
What accounts for the blossoming? Most industry observers credit the baby- boom audience, who grew up watching classic cartoons and see them as a reminder of their youth -- and something to share with their kids. From the industry standpoint, the high cost of animation (a fully animated feature ranges from $12 million to $25 million) seems less prohibitive in an era of soaring star salaries and $50 million-plus budgets. The appeal of animation has also been enhanced by home video: such cartoon features as Bambi and The Little Mermaid have been among the hottest sellers at the cassette counter...