Word: fame
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...live in a world of images," Faludi said, adding that men have suffered from a kind of fame syndrome...
Hawking once admitted that his widespread fame among the general public may, in part, have something to do with his disability...
...books read in the course is The Moviegoer. It will help the students relate to her because the novel deals with the subject matter of how deal with people charged with fame," Coles said...
...Doubtless, the current economic boom and the culture of manic advertising helped to bring Harry Potter to such a widespread readership. Yet in this case--although Harry's fame may be out of proportion to children's book heroes of the past--the hype was born out of a genuinely worthwhile subject...
...Cynics complain about the state of music these days, carping over and over that image supersedes talent and the scene consists of one-note artists barreling through their fifteen minutes of fame. But it could be much worse. Remember New Kids on the Block? They had a virtual monopoly on the teen beat during their reign in the early nineties. And the music was bad. Real bad. (I doubt you will ever hear "Step by Step" on the radio in the near future.) But nowadays, music acts seem to come in pairs--a fascinating and, surprisingly enough, beneficial twist...