Word: conventionalized
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The phenomenon started long, long ago (1977) in a galaxy far, far away (San Diego) when a then little-known director named George Lucas attended an intimate comic-book convention to promote a movie called Star Wars. Lucas' films have since become a gateway drug for a generation of movie...
Comic-Con remains a force, especially for movies like 300, which has shocked the industry by grossing more than $450 million worldwide so far. Although it's based on a Frank Miller comic book, "it wasn't even on our radar," says JoBlo's Garabedian. He dispatched a couple of...
NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre laid out the group's mission in a message to members last week as they got ready to gather for their annual convention. "When we gather in St. Louis, we're pushing back. We're pushing for Castle Doctrine laws across the country. We're pushing...
The Harvard Republican Club (HRC) arrived at an annual convention of college Republicans this weekend as the largest group present, and departed with an award recognizing their activism and innovation. The Massachusetts Alliance of College Republicans (MACR) honored the HRC with a Chapter of the Year award on Saturday, MACR...
Yet, as President, Morales is now forced to compromise with his old foe, because U.S. economic support is vital for South America's poorest nation. And nowhere is compromise more difficult for Morales than on the issue of coca itself. The leaf has a centuries-long tradition in the Andes...