Word: latinate
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dodged these bullets, but the danger to its economy is far from over. The tremendous appetite of American consumers for imports--an appetite whetted by stock-market wealth--has provided some support for Asia and Latin America. Yet the tiniest perturbation could send the whole economy tumbling, and there are perturbations all over the place. Brazil is just hanging on, which means so is the rest of Latin America. Europe, which suffers from high unemployment, is slowing. And Asia's comeback is predicated on Japan's getting its troubled economy into gear...
With hubs like Thailand and the Philippines cracking down, sex tourists from the U.S. are finding new victims in Latin America, where an estimated 2 million kids are homeless after last year's hurricanes. For guidance, they have a series of hushed contacts and encrypted e-mails. A few have been caught--Rounds was convicted by a Honduran court and is serving a 10-year sentence for molesting three boys. But others not only continue their predations but actually smuggle children into...
...great writer is snobbish," says Jonathan Bate, author of The Genius of Shakespeare. Bate points out that Shakespeare, as the son of a local merchant and town official, would almost certainly have attended the Stratford Free School. And Elizabethan grammar schools offered a formidable education in Latin, including oratory and letter writing in the style of characters from classical myth and history. Students also had to be able to expand and embellish on existing literary works, much as Shakespeare did with Henry V and Julius Caesar. People shouldn't be surprised that a commoner should write so knowingly...
...meantime, the fortunes of the old-line brands have taken a turn for the worse. Overseas markets have turned sour, with, first, Southeast Asia, then Russia and now Latin America producing surprises to the downside. Amazingly, these weakened economies have shown more appetite for computer hardware and software than for fancy razors and soda. A stronger dollar took away some of the pizazz. And some of the great brands have run out of room to show double-digit growth without bumping into one another. This week saw another tough quarter from Pepsi, which can seem to win only...
...Colombian singer-songwriter is on her way up: she's topping Billboard's Latin charts; she recently won a Grammy nomination; and she's working on her first English-language album. The fuss over Shakira is justified. On her latest CD she charges Latin pop with rock 'n' roll to thrilling effect. Even when her music gets loud, Shakira's vibrant contralto remains sweet and expressive. The album's title translates as "Where are the thieves?" Missing out on this collection would be at least a misdemeanor...