Word: boomerism
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...some there is a downside to this prosperity. Political observers said this power of the baby-boomer vote and dollar is disenfranchising other members of the Boston community and thus leading to low voterturnout. These analysts said the success of thebaby boom generation has forced traditionalBostonians out of gentrified neighborhoods and seta political agenda attractive to only...
Tadao Ando, 45, is the most influential figure among Japan's baby-boomer architects. Combative, ascetic, a radical traditionalist, he is the perfect maverick: after wandering across the U.S. in the '60s, he aspired to a professional boxing career before becoming an architect. He is something of a Zen zealot. He hates "automated buildings with all manner of electronic convenience." He hates posh materials. "Concrete, far cheaper than marble, can achieve a far greater spiritual sense of wealth," he says. Indeed, most of his 90 buildings are constructed of concrete. Ando is thus maintaining a tradition: large-scale modern buildings...
...been changing that. Starting about 20 years ago, a new generation of designers came of age in the Bay Area, formally trained but unconventional by temperament. At the same time, decoration became fashionable again, modernist doctrine loosened, and a sort of regional self-infatuation overtook the arts. Baby-boomer entrepreneurs, with their hip clothing companies, upscale shops and software firms, became prime graphic-design clients. By the early 1980s the most talented of the San Francisco designers were creating the visual equivalent of nouvelle cuisine. The result was an identifiable local style -- sunny but sophisticated, fresh, playful, elegant -- that...
Since 1981, when the Food and Drug Administration gave the nod, more than 300,000 people have indulged themselves with collagen shots. Enthusiasts range from society matrons to aging baby-boomer executives to fitness freaks who are intent on looking their best. "Most people who have the treatments are in their late 30s to 50s and are still very active," says Dr. Henry Roenigk, chairman of dermatology at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital. "People used to accept aging, but today they just don't want to look old. The fact is, however, collagen doesn't last forever...
...hold the audience's attention into the later innings. But the players' predicament creates an excellent vehicle for making the characters more interesting. The vulnerability of each player to the manager's axe, brought out best in separate monologues, successfully shows their strengths and weaknesses. Both Tank and Boomer's monologues are especially moving and genuine...