Word: glassed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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James H. Hatfield has probably heard the adage, "Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." He aimed at G.O.P. presidential front runner GEORGE W. BUSH, but got his own facade shattered. In a new book, Fortunate Son, Hatfield claims Bush was arrested for cocaine possession in 1972 but his father, former President George Bush, orchestrated a cover-up. The Bushes adamantly denied the accusation. Hatfield, it now seems, was doing some covering up of his own. St. Martin's Press recalled the book when a newspaper report revealed that the author is on parole after being convicted...
Early and ABC's Good Morning America--itself relaunched in a snazzy Times Square studio in September--are trying to eat Today's rich breakfast by offering pretty much the same thing: a newsy first hour, a lighter second; glass-walled, tourist-courting studios; platonic marriages of male and female anchors (the assumption that Gumbel's partner would be female was so absolute that CBS dubbed the search Operation Glass Slipper). The producers describe their differences with vague intangibles, complete with promises to be "the show for the next millennium...
...main thing, obviously, is to do whatever works--whether it be a 10-pound glass dildo (no judgement calls here) or the tip of your pinkie finger applied ever so lightly to your sweet pearl...
...Then, Tuesday's trading day closed with the announcement that Robert Rubin - who as treasury secretary was one of the chief proponents behind the push to repeal the Depression-era banking firewall known as Glass-Steagall - would be joining Citibank, one of the repeal's chief beneficiaries. But although the news that Rubin would join the financial conglomerate just days after helping finalize a deal that would dismantle Glass-Steagall raised some eyebrows, "Rubin?s reputation is second only to Alan Greenspan's in integrity," says TIME business writer Karl Taro Greenfeld. "And he's been a very sought-after...
...betting he can impress college recruiters on the football field. A tight end, he prides himself on making the blocks that lead to touchdowns, but Coach Ice wants him to catch the ball. His big hands are made of glass, and he has yet to catch a touchdown pass. But this Friday night, he hopes to get his chance to dance in the end zone...