Word: grossness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Russia, the half-dozen or so richest men in the country seem to be living out that teaching. These new oligarchs, all fabulously rich thanks mainly to their intimacy with the country's democratic leaders, control as much as half the country's gross domestic product and many of the most powerful media outlets. Last year they played a major role in the re-election of President Boris Yeltsin. To say, as many Russians do, that the oligarchs run the country is an exaggeration. To say they would like to is closer to the truth...
...been working what are often 18-hour days since the age of 17. Chatting with her, one learns she is afraid of ants, likes "crafts" (she is a practitioner of the nearly lost art of decoupage) and keeps sea monkeys as pets. "They're really kind of gross," she admits. "I came in one day, and they were having sex. They were attached, and they were like, 'Uhh...' and I was like, 'Ohh... ' Three days later, they ate their babies...
...China's gross and flagrant violations of human rights should be of concern to America ethically, economically, and even militarily. Several successive American administrations have played a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with China, trying to balance concerns over China's unfair trade policies with concerns for human rights abuses, all the while attempting not to offend China. It is time for America to understand that in the case of China, human rights and free trade are intimately linked issues...
...Hall! Sweet-potato pie!) had not only grabbed the No. 3 position with $11.2 million in ticket sales but had also scored the highest per-screen average of any film in wide release: $8,363. And by last Thursday, Soul Food had taken in $3 million more, bringing its gross to more than $14 million, almost twice what it cost to make...
Babyface hopes black filmmakers keep branching out: "I say, 'Don't categorize us.'" But Reginald Hudlin, Warrington's brother and the director of Boomerang, says it will ultimately require black films with widespread appeal and mega-box office grosses to clear the way for a wider range of African-American moviemaking. "You really have to gross $100 million to change perceptions," says Hudlin. "Then you get into a situation where Hollywood has to leave you alone and let you do your thing." In other words, if enough moviegoers start talking back to the screen, maybe Hollywood will begin to listen...