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...moment, the current fad for sorority movies threatens to fuse the entire genre into a wholesome blur. Was every grandma a font of domestic wisdom? Has Anne Bancroft assumed all the lovable grouch roles that used to be taken by Jessica Tandy? Will Winona Ryder ever get to play an adult? Ryder, Bullock and Julia Roberts all seem to be auditioning for the role of America's Niece, and as a result their films come off a bit prim. "Hollywood is in a postfeminist era," says Sharon Stone, one of the few current grownup actresses with that old movie-star...
...happens, a solution is available in the form of inspirational aids that have propelled the new fad for less stuff into a prospering self-help industry. It's called the Simplicity Business. Anybody can learn how to shed frustrations by sifting through a near torrent of books, CD-ROMS, audiotapes and newsletters, all of them exalting the simple life...
Every now and then, a movie tries to be in touch with the latest fad. Wall Street came to symbolize the money culture of the 1980s. Reality Bites attempted to describe the actions of the early 90s Generation...
...always been those who plant old roses with good bloodlines, he explains, and those who go for high-tech hybrid teas with names like Chrysler Imperial-"a rose named after a car, for God's sake." What's different today, he observes, is that gardening has become such a fad. "You can pour vast sums of money into an acre of land and acquire the patina of sophisticated gardening very quickly." Horticultural social climbers speedily master the passwords. "There is a whole hierarchy of color," he says. "White flowers are considered the most prestigious because you have to be more...
Berry said Dining Services hopes to tap intothe bottled water fad on campus. "We hope CollegePump Water becomes an `in' item because bottledwater is popular on campus and we think that onewith our logo on it will hit the market right," hesaid...