Search Details

Word: kitschyness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Amid psychedelic "light brites," predominantly clean gray architecture, and kitschy cafe-style eateries, students mingle in the Loker Commons complex.

Author: By Amber L. Ramage, | Title: Decline And Fall Of Loker? | 10/29/1996 | See Source »

Today's teenagers have fallen in love with lava lamps, those kitschy 1960s artifacts that featured floating lumps. So it's not surprising that the Clearly Canadian company has launched a line of soft drinks that bring the lamps to mind. The noncarbonated fruit-flavored beverages, called Orbitz, contain brightly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BIZWATCH | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

The DUCHESS OF YORK put on a brave face at the launch of the James and the Giant Peach video in New York City--and made the movie's star, PAUL TERRY, put one on as well. Back home, however, things weren't so peachy. First, the Daily Mirror published...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 14, 1996 | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

Sadly, one of the best winter spectator sports, kitschy-ice-skating-outfit-watching, has been in decline ever since the Soviet Union went capitalist and discovered good taste. The final straw: OKSANA BAIUL, whose feathery, tear-stained confection did Ukraine so proud in the 1994 Olympics (above), has been given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 23, 1995 | 10/23/1995 | See Source »

Sentiments like, "Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life," make the film at times eerily reminiscent of "Saturday Night Live's" "Deep Thoughts" by Jack Handy. 'Don Juan de Marco" kills itself with kitschy sweetness in an effort to create precious moments. And Leven's concept...

Author: By Marco M. Spino, | Title: Legendary Dons' Juan Is No Gift | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Next