Word: golden
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...phrase sounds like the name of a discount center in the suburbs. In a sense, that is what it means -- the concept is an American warehouse of moral images, of inherited assumptions and brand-name ideals, of traditional wisdom, of pseudo memories of a golden age, of old class habits: here some of the culture's finest aspirations are on display, its handcrafted, polished virtues and a few handsome, valuable antiques. But also a lot of shoulder pads, Tic Tacs and mouthwash...
Maybe Pushkin wouldn't have written on ode to the Golden Arches. But I'm perfectly happy shelling out my 109 rubles (and rapidly rising) for a cheeseburger, coke and fries. One dollar for a few tastes of home...
...interesting to see that a journalist such as Maggie Tucker criticizes NBC and its Olympic coverage for sticking to one of the golden rules of journalism ("Coverage Fails to Inspire." August 4, 1992). That rule goes something like this: Follow the story. NBC was hardly the only news organization to spotlight Kim Zmeskal Newsweek even placed her on its cover. The fact is that she is well-known and was expected to do very well in her competition. The story is that she did anything but well, finishing tenth in the overall competition. Of course NBC focus...
...court, Lithuania and Croatia do honor to their homelands. Lithuania is led by Marciulionis, whose favorite painter is Hieronymus Bosch. Most N.B.A. players do not have a favorite painter or would not know Bosch from Beethoven, but they all know Marciulionis. This past season as the Golden State Warrior's sixth man, he was fourth in the N.B.A. in points scored for minutes played. "He is the most exciting player I have seen in the tournament so far," said Puerto Rican coach Raymond Dalmau Perez, who at that point had not had to face Jordan...
...sprinkled with emeralds and diamonds. When they went to war, they donned conical helmets decorated with floral patterns and studded with turquoise and rubies, fought with ivory-inlaid muskets and swords and slept in satin-lined field tents. Even their horses pranced around in gold-plated headgear and golden stirrups...