Word: cult
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This has created a "cult of money," comprised of both those who have it and those who want it. It has been well documented that T.V. shows such as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and Dynasty are popular because they cater to the fantasies of a growing class of jet-set-wanna-bes. The immediate rewards of investment banking have made it the career of choice for college graduates concerned only about "the good life...
...Penfolds Grange Hermitage Bin 95, which many critics consider Australia's best. A brambly, mouth-filling red that compares favorably with a Hermitage from France's Rhone Valley, the Grange Hermitage sells for $40 or more retail (when you can find it). It has already become something of a cult favorite -- witness its presence on the wine lists of such prestigious restaurants as New York City's "21" and Antoine's in New Orleans...
...networks too are beginning to go after cable shows. When Cinemax's Max Headroom became a cult hit last season, ABC spirited the computer-created character away and repackaged him in a prime-time (if short-lived) series. The Fox network has picked up Showtime's critically acclaimed comedy series It's Garry Shandling's Show and has fashioned an adult version of Nickelodeon's children's game show Double Dare. NBC is carrying the cross-pollination one step further, with plans to produce a comedy series, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, for the Disney Channel. The show may also...
...What makes their opinions worthwhile is that Laliberte is the founder of the Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun), which hoists its 1,756-seat tent in New York City this week as part of a North American tour that has made it something of a cult attraction. And Lacombe is his star clown, who does a socko act conducting the 1812 Overture in ski boots while strapped to a trampoline -- a feat that must be seen to be understood...
With the mythic, vivid The Day of Creation, J. G. Ballard confirms his transformation from sci- fi cult figure to mainstream novelist...