Word: las
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would be dangerous, however, to dismiss the words of this self-proclaimed lightweight too quickly. He understands small not physically, but in the sense of an underdog, an unlikely victor. This he certainly was--the Las Vegas bookies considered him such a longshot that they wouldn't even set odds on the match...
...they do keep setting things in front of him. Goodman will shoot two more films this spring and summer, both with lead roles: a Las Vegas lounge singer who inherits the English throne in King Ralph, and a salesman in 1940s Hollywood in Barton Fink. Meanwhile, he and Annabeth are preparing for a baby (due in September) and looking forward to a relatively settled life. "Unless," notes Goodman, "I fall hopelessly out of fashion and we have to work in a carnival." Fat chance...
...Unlike those breakthrough products, which instantly transformed electronic life, the new TV systems are likely to be perceived by consumers as a more gradual -- though inevitable -- improvement. Moreover, the Walkman did not require major home remodeling to work its magic. At the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month, Mitsubishi demonstrated a 120-in. rear-projection TV set that calls for a 6 1/2-ft. space to be cleared out behind a wall before the set can be installed in a home. And not everyone wants his house turned into a videodome. "What happens when you build a house...
...most valuable merchandise: palm trees. The plants, essential for any chic Southwestern edifice, are in such demand that nurseries are unable to keep them in stock. A prize specimen of Phoenix reclinata, which grows only a foot a year, now retails for $25,000. The new Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas spent a seven-figure sum to install 200 palms averaging 40 ft. each...