Word: lied
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Other explanations for the magic of 1939 lie more in the realm of metaphysics than economics or technology. Hollywood in those days really was Hollywood, which is to say it was the place where movies, as well as deals, were made. Very few pictures were shot on location, and inventive scouts either found or contrived every scene they wanted within a few miles of Hollywood and Vine. The Yorkshire moors of Wuthering Heights were so faithfully recreated in nearby Chatsworth that director Wyler bragged that his field of heather looked more authentic than a real field of heather...
...contradictions like this one--and Flaubert's refusal to marry, despite the fact that he had many lovers and professed himself "in love" several times--lie the mystery of the author's character which might have led him to identify with the ill-fated Emma Bovary...
...Havel was offered the chance to emigrate to the U.S. to avoid a conviction for subversive activities. He refused, saying, "The solution of this human situation does not lie in leaving it. Fourteen million people can't just go and leave Czechoslovakia empty." That decision won Havel the respect and admiration of many Czechs. Says Charter 77 activist Martin Palou: "Havel is a symbol of hope for the future, a man who can articulate many people's feelings...
...disapproval helps keep some bisexual, lesbian, and gay people afraid to live openly; the stress of maintaining a lie can cause depression and even suicide...
Sometimes it seems easier to hide in the closet and live a lie instead of attempting to come out. Actually, both options are pretty awful, but then that's the dilemma of life as a gay person. And that's homophobia. And that's the problem...