Word: cosmopolitans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...root, it is this role that soon-to-be-ex-Senator Bob Dole most aspires to play: the self-effacing, quietly powerful small-town man from Main Street who outwits the cosmopolitan, slick-talking snob from the fleshpots. And why not? There is, after all, no more enduring American icon...
...would start going back home. When Grbavica was handed over on March 19, the reunification of Sarajevo was complete, and the occasion should have marked a tremendous achievement for the Dayton negotiations. The noblest dream of the agreements was to restore Sarajevo to its prewar condition as a proud cosmopolitan city where Muslims, Serbs and Croats all lived together. But since the peace was signed, the Serbs have been fleeing Grbavica and other suburbs, looting and burning the buildings they have left behind. Now they are virtually all gone. Sarajevo has been reunified; its people have...
Sexuality sure won't be the same without Brown and Donahue, who both announced last week that they will no longer be dealing quite so publicly with things gendered. Brown, who has been the editor of Cosmopolitan since 1965, when she transformed it into the journal of libido empowerment and big hair we know today, will step down after an 18-month transition. Donahue's producers revealed that his TV show, a victim of poor ratings, will soon leave the air. He will still do occasional specials, the TV equivalent of getting kicked upstairs...
...much as $100,000 for "indecency" in cyberspace. Indecent (as opposed to obscene) material is clearly protected in print by the First Amendment, and a large percentage of the printed material currently available to Americans, whether it be James Joyce's Ulysses or much of what's in Cosmopolitan magazine, could be called indecent. As would my saying, right here, right now, that this bill is full of shit...
...marketing executive who was Ohga's surprise pick in April as president and heir apparent. In the past few months on the board, Idei persuaded Ohga, who has always been partial to Schulhof, that it was time for his protege to go. Like Morita and Ohga, Idei is a cosmopolitan blend of East and West. He speaks fluent English and French, loves gadgets and rock 'n' roll, and favors stylish Italian attire. A high-energy executive who has trouble sitting still, Idei navigates Tokyo streets in a Jaguar sports car. His vision for Sony goes well beyond Walkmans and vcrs...