Word: classics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...playing off Jimmy Carter, with whom he is sometimes compared, and Gephardt, whom he must beat in Iowa. Like Carter, he deadpanned, he discusses issues with his children. Babbitt quoted his nine-year-old son as saying, "Dad, you've really got to do something about colorization of classic films." The father had to confess that Gephardt beat him to it -- a jab at his rival's habit of riding trendy issues...
Though the location of Peking itself was fixed by classic feng shui masters of the 13th century, the Chinese Communists have condemned the art as "superstition," severely limiting its practice on the mainland. That may yet undermine China's attempt to assimilate the capitalist spirits of Hong Kong, which is scheduled to come under Peking's control in 1997. Thus local businessmen and ordinary citizens regard the Bank of China's feng shui dilemma with a polite silence, avoiding any embarrassment to the People's Republic. Meanwhile, as work proceeds on the unlucky building, the Communists have refrained from commenting...
...generations, handmade Louis Vuitton luggage and Moet-Hennessy's classic Dom Perignon champagne -- now about $1,830 for a suitcase and $50 a bottle -- have been fixtures in castles and mansions everywhere. In 1986 Moet- Hennessy sold $1.34 billion worth of champagne and other luxury goods, while Louis Vuitton rang up $291 million. Last week the two French firms, which are still family controlled, announced plans for a merger...
...popular demand, it would seem, Jane Seymour has already won the part of Scarlett O'Hara in an upcoming sequel to the 1939 classic Gone with the Wind. The only trouble, reports the actress, "is that I haven't been approached by the people making the movie." This unflattering state of affairs came about when newspapers in Britain and the U.S. simultaneously asked readers who would be their favorite choice to refill the role made famous by Vivien Leigh. Seymour won both polls hands down, and rumors began to fly. "People have been asking me about this for months...
According to senior Madison Sample Jr., breaking down people according to human characteristics and turning those characteristics into stereotypes is a classic human social response. "The brain organizes objects with headings. For people it organizes according to characteristics." Sample ought to know. He has taken neurobiology, psychobiology, and psychopharmacology. He also explains that the fact that the brain creates stereotypes does not mean they are accurate...