Word: heydays
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sure is nice to be reminded that angst doesn't have to define art. To this end, it is a pity that the Boston Conservatory Theater performance of Where's Charley has already closed. Running from November 19 to 22, Where's Charley was a delightful reminder of the heyday of musical theater in the 1950s. No complicated or twisted plot here; just a comic combo of expertly done song-and-dance numbers, flawless acting and a little crossdressing to round...
Throughout the narrative, the authors provide fascinating reminiscences by eyewitnesses: a woman recalls a Wright brothers test flight in 1904; a man remembers the 1920s heyday of the Harlem Renaissance; a magazine writer covers the launch--and explosion--of the shuttle Challenger...
Back in the heyday of "yellow journalism," the likes of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst (upon whom "Citizen Kane" was based) were not afraid to embellish or even invent news when things were slow. They learned that the truth often got in the way of the stuff that sells newspapers. People preferred to read about fabricated news rather than pedestrian real-life stories...
During the heyday of the Coop's own card, it was difficult for most college students to obtain credit cards because of their ages and lack of credit ratings. But with the advent of aggressive credit companies eager to snap up students as customers, the Coop faced a shift in the market...
Girsky thinks the company needs to junk 27 models to eliminate redundancy and stop competing with itself. Take the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird. In their heyday, the sporty siblings divided up a broad and profitable market of muscle-car enthusiasts. These days, though, muscle mania has waned, and the pair is left slugging it out in a narrowing segment. GM execs may want to keep at least one of the offerings to compete with the popular Ford Mustang, but they are faced with a dilemma: both cars are built in the same plant in Quebec, and killing one would...