Word: joys
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...turkey isn't even on the table yet and already prime-time TV is stuffed with toy ads, malls are bursting with shoppers and the kids are on their third draft of Santa wish lists. With the holidays comes lots of joy for many parents but also the stress of dealing with children whipped to a materialistic frenzy. Hands extended and wish lists perfected, they seem to have no sense of what it costs Mom and Dad (or Santa) to deliver the Nintendo games, Barbies, Air Jordans and stereo systems that help make this time of year so exciting...
...section for six weeks, and so far he loves it. "The hours are lethal, but it's a blast to go to bed talking to Tokyo and wake up to a call from Belgrade," he says. Ramo, who also edits TIME Digital, our bimonthly supplement about technology, says the joy of covering international news comes from marrying the best reporting with sharp thinking and memorable writing. "Our value is in helping people understand how and why the world is changing, not in retelling last week's news...
Tony Bennett's greatest gift as a singer has always been his warmth, the sheer joy and geniality that radiate from his pipes. The same goes for this memoir, which skates pleasantly over the surface of his life--just about everyone he ever worked with is "the greatest"--and doesn't even wobble on the choppy patches (the divorces, the cocaine, the time he beat up Don Rickles). One especially wishes the book dug more deeply into Bennett's music--a surprising lack, since co-author Will Friedwald is one of the sharpest jazz writers around. Still, this...
...brightly-colored costumes, which stood out against the simple black backdrop, contributed nicely to the overall effectiveness of the performance. Throughout the Bruch piece, and indeed throughout the entire evening, there was a sincere joy and enthusiasm shone from all of the dancers...
...here at Dartboard are wearing a smile. It is not a smile of joy--we are not happy that the New England Patriots are leaving--but it is a smile of dumbstruck disbelief. We cannot get over the fact that they are going to the "Insurance Capital of the World...