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Brian Turner, president of Priority Records, a hip-hop label whose roster includes Ice Cube, says hip-hop, once called a fad, is now an essential part of American culture. "The hip-hop industry, in general, is stronger than it's ever been, in terms of units sold, in terms of the number of releases," says Turner. "Rap has proved itself to be the rock 'n' roll of the '90s." And today's hot rockers--Beck, Korn, even, to a certain extent, Alanis Morissette--often draw on hip-hop rhythms and attitude...
That's right, your daughter. Although the steroid fad seems to be fading among teenage boys, the latest studies suggest that it's just taking off among girls. A survey conducted at Pennsylvania State University estimates that the number of steroid-popping 14-to-18-year-old girls has roughly doubled over the past seven years and could be as high as 175,000 nationwide. A study of four Massachusetts middle schools found that girls as young as 10 are taking the performance-enhancing drugs in roughly the same numbers as boys...
...future. "You peel off life's accessories and come in nakedness before the Lord, asking 'What do I do with my life?'" says Father Tom Gedeon of Notre Dame's Retreat International association, explaining the appeal of retreats. But isn't this just the latest fad of the Me generation? Twig Branch, 42, a Presbyterian insurance agent based in Charlotte, N.C., who first attended the Abbey of the Genesee last November, disagrees. "First of all," he says, "unlike est, they let you go to the bathroom. This has an authenticity to it. It was not manufactured 15 weeks...
...most doctors--in the U.S. at least--argue that walking during labor is just a fad. It's much safer, they say, for the expectant mom to take to her hospital bed immediately, where the risk of falling is low and it is easier to monitor the baby...
Bart Simpson is an underachiever--"and proud of it," as a million T shirts read, back when The Simpsons began its run on Fox and he was the first fad of the '90s. Remember "Eat my shorts"? Recall "Cowabunga" and "Ay, caramba"? His fame skyrocketed in no time; burnout was virtually assured...