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Word: machos (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most critical room is the bar, drinking and eating headquarters for the most die-hard devotees. Blessedly, it is intact, with all appointments, including the famous collection of toys, cleaned and polished. This remains the noisy, sexy, energizingly macho soul of "21." Clients who favored the upstairs room will probably continue to do so; more than ever it suggests a European dining salon, posh to those who like it, corny to those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: 21 And Still Counting | 6/1/1987 | See Source »

Hotshots draw regular fire from purists for turning an aesthetic pursuit into a macho, competitive struggle. But even superlisters have been known to speak of birds with awe and wonder. Explanations for the appeal of birding proliferate, says Joseph Kastner, author of A World of Watchers, because it is hard to explain what the beauty and freedom of birds can do to the human psyche. At the heart of birding, he writes, is the "astonished awareness that comes in some unguarded moment when the watcher is left oddly vulnerable to feelings that only nature can provoke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: All That Jizz | 5/25/1987 | See Source »

...Tidal Basin with a former stripper) brought the issue of womanizing to the forefront. With the breakdown of sexual taboos in the 1960s, public discussion of such topics became more acceptable. At the same time, with the changing status of women, society has grown less tolerant of the macho dalliances of married...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stakeouts And Shouted Questions | 5/18/1987 | See Source »

...just another macho lowlife, Betty Sue. Kick his teeth...

Author: By Tom Reiss, | Title: Rocker Dead in Writing Class | 5/11/1987 | See Source »

...pockets with his keys. The type of cop who cares but does not raise an eyebrow when he sees his best friend (Rip Torn) gunned down. The type of cop who says things like, "I'm particular who I drink with." The type of cop who is one walking macho cliche...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: Macho Cheese Dip | 4/30/1987 | See Source »

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