Word: cools
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...some people at Columbia, gay people were "cool" to the extent that they seemed to dress fabulously and go out a lot (never mind that some of us dressed "normally" and stayed in). To others, they were "glamorous" to the extent that they continually fought against the repressive straight male heterosexist patriarchy (when in fact some of us were conservative reactionaries...
...anymore. Last week, after a multimedia convergence of bad publicity, customer complaints and threats of legal action from three dozen state attorneys general, America Online, the world's largest Internet and online-service provider, agreed to cancel its cool, Jetsons-themed television pitches for new subscribers while it augments its network to accommodate the 8 million members it already has. AOL is committed to spending $350 million over the next few months to add 150,000 modems. As part of the deal made with the attorneys general, the company also agreed to offer rebates of up to $39.90 for users...
...demographic democracy. Star Wars devised a novel equation: here was a film every teenage boy wanted to see a dozen times. Lucas spoke, from his bionic heart, to the American boy's love for shiny gadgets, spiffy uniforms, authoritative-sounding technotalk and a hot rod that shoots really cool laser blasts. The film certified a new wisdom: megamovies were now the province of the young male...
...sound track of the movie High School High. Then, a few weeks ago, Massenburg booked Badu for a four-night stand at the Soul Cafe, a chic new Manhattan soul-food restaurant co-owned by Malik Yoba, star of Fox's hip police drama, New York Undercover. Cool venue, hot singer. Word of mouth traveled fast; by the second night, crowds were being turned away...
RIGHT NAME FOR A COOL DUDE...