Word: circus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Complaining about boring football is a little like complaining about the sad ending of King Lear--it misses the point somehow," writes Hornby. You want entertainment? Go to the circus, or the theater, or the symphony...
...mood among voters, while spiteful toward incumbents of all stripes, sounds especially hostile toward the party running the Washington circus. Polls in recent weeks show a distinct shift in preference toward Republican candidates over Democrats, especially among those likeliest (read: angriest) to turn out and vote on Nov. 8. Democratic stalwarts like Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, Senator Jim Sasser of Tennessee and House Speaker Tom Foley are running behind or just even in their races. Their challengers appeal to voters like Kevin Davis, an electrical technician from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. "I hate career politicians," he says. "I think they ought...
...Romans had only one Circus. Always better, American mass culture is a varied beast, moving from orgy to orgy, never fully satiated and always looking for another way to (inadvertently) sell Fords...
...productivity of the American workforce [barring the productivity, of course, of Ford Bronco plants]." Would Lance Ito ever consider losing this power and this audience by banning media coverage? The fact that he capitalizes on his center stage situation tells us a bit about the cost of our circus, and what we've become in supporting it. The judge-turned-jester now runs the court...
...twilight of the Roman Empire was characterized by a once-great people overindulging in the excesses of an unproductive, decadent, circus-filled life. That's what America is. Instead of getting on with our lives, we watch O.J. squirm. Instead of producing, we rehash murder scenes for dirty, empty profit...