Word: givens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...issues, including an educational system that she believes needs both some of Joe Clark's tough discipline and a lot of tender care. "After all," Simpson says, "we can't compete economically or find a cure for cancer or AIDS unless our young people -- all of them -- are given the skills...
...minutes or so of Moonlighting in 3-D, the first such network broadcast, followed by TV's first 3-D commercial, a 60-second ad for Coca-Cola Classic. The cardboard glasses will be shipped to 40,000 retail stores and fast-food outlets, where they will be given away or sold for no more than 25 cents...
...triggered a return to the written word, most likely because no one would listen if you tried to tell them this stuff. Despite alarmist protests ("If God had wanted us to write things down, he wouldn't have made dinosaurs extinct.") the progressive tide won out, and writing was given an historic second chance...
...Engelhardt. "You take a little from a TV mini-series, a little film noir and a little Burroughs and call it a graphic novel." Call it commercial too. In Europe graphic novels command 10% of the book market. At Waldenbooks, the nation's largest bookseller, they are being given prominent display. Says Margaret Ross, manager of Waldenbooks' magazine department: "We thought they could bring in people we wouldn't usually see -- from early 20s to early 30s, science-fiction and comic collectors, well educated." Writer Alan Moore, author of Watchmen (Warner; 384 pages; $14.95) and Saga of the Swamp Thing...
...Democratic contest is more volatile, and not merely because 69% nationally feel they might change choices. Gary Hart's lead is too puny to make him a strong front runner, given his liabilities. Both nationally and in Iowa, 40% of Democratic voters say they have a "generally unfavorable" impression of Hart. A negative rating that high is crippling. Jesse Jackson, who also has large negatives (41% nationally, 37% in Iowa), found that out last month when Hart's return to the contest dumped him from first place. In this fast-forward atmosphere, Paul Simon is prospering, at least...