Word: factly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...post-feminism, the working mother has occupied the center of attention. She is living proof, people say, of the fact that women can have it all--a career, a family, outside interests...
These two, in fact, are surprisingly funny, and they belong in a movie with a real plot; say, one on the level of The Cannonball Run. Here the white supremacists snarl and shoot off a lot of George Bush firearms, but the only dramatic tension comes from worrying about that lovely Cadillac. They wouldn't really hurt it, would they...
...introduction of eugenics into what was supposed to be a story of Sandra and Jack's illicit sexual shenanigans may seem jarring. That is Weldon's intention. Once again she has written a memorable novel about a woman who tries to be a flibbertigibbet and falls short -- collapses, in fact, between the demands of spirit and flesh into the gloriously common muddle in between...
...Japan is not saints and villains engaged in mortal combat, but morally complicated human beings living together, confronting and battling one another from time to time, but ultimately yielding, compromising and coexisting in harmony." If Japan can extend that philosophy to its economic partners, relationships will thrive. In fact, the talk of Japanese internationalism is more than sentimental optimism. Says author Tasker: "They may not create their own momentum for change. They have to be pushed, but when they move, they move." The U.S. ought to give Japan greater credit for movement, even as it keeps up the pressure...
Many people fear gang rapes or being the random target of a sociopath. In fact, say many experts, the offending youth most often acts alone, is a respectable member of the community and knows the victim. So-called date rape is one of the most common adolescent sexual crimes...