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Word: ironic (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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First day of gun season: sky lowering gray, trees like dark iron. Pickups tucked in the bushes along dirt roads. Men, bulky with layers under hunter's fluorescent orange, have slipped into the forest and up the ridge. Now and then from the interior, a dull, concussive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Kids Hunt? | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...living beneath a child's bed. DreamWorks is hoping for Antz-size success with Shrek, set for 2000 and featuring an ogre who pines for a beauty (some things never change). Universal is working on a Frankenstein project with CGI pioneer Industrial Light & Magic. Warner Bros. is readying The Iron Giant, about a machine that befriends a boy in 1950s Maine. And although both of Disney's '99 releases, Tarzan and Fantasia 2000, use traditional animation, each will contain elements created largely by computer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Animators, Sharpen Your Pixels | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...infection and bruises, while vitamin E improves circulation and helps lower blood pressure. But megadoses of many nutrients can have dangerous side effects. Overuse of vitamin D, a substance that promotes the growth of bone and teeth in children, can be particularly toxic, as can overuse of the mineral iron by older adults...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Herbal Healing | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...book, Iron John, a literary exploration of masculinity, garnered critical acclaim and topped The New York Times bestseller list. Bly has since been widely credited with spearheading the men's movement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bly and Woodman Discuss Gender Consciousness, Promote New Book | 11/12/1998 | See Source »

...Todd is unconscious but remains uninjured after his stay in the garbage ship and the 500-foot fall he and the rest of the dumped garbage experience. The only visual or special effects worth mentioning, though, are the few panoramic shots of the barren planet littered with old scrap iron, cars and retired aircraft carriers. On a side note, those expecting chemistry between Todd and Sandra (Connie Nelson) should look elsewhere, Soldier gets an R rating solely because of old-fashioned graphic violence...

Author: By Stephen G. Henry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MEN OF WAR | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

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