Word: mainstreaming
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...defection to the synagogue. There was a sense of betrayal, Stanton concedes, but there was also the reality that Stanton would never quite look like your average American Jew. "I definitely don't blend in," Stanton says. "Worldwide, Jews come in every color and hue, but in America, mainstream Judaism is definitely an Anglo demographic." (See the top 10 religion stories...
...which quietly appeared in February as part of a viral campaign, has attracted little notice thus far, but because it comes from a highly respected American brand, it seems to mark some kind of cultural tipping point, where pornography has soaked so far into the fabric of mainstream culture that it's no longer seen as a stain. The phenomenon, known as porn creep, is also evident in ads from such companies as American Apparel, Carl's Jr. and Quiznos. This is a family website, so you can Google those ads on your own. (See the best and worst Super...
...lawyer who famously squared off with Olson in 2000 when they took opposing sides in the Supreme Court's landmark Bush v. Gore election case. But perhaps even more important symbolically, Olson is a former top lawyer in the George W. Bush and Reagan administrations, the epitome of a mainstream Republican insider, and he is now aligning himself squarely with the gay-rights activists that so many voices in his party have demonized over the years...
...This election is very difficult for mainstream parties," says Antonio Missiroli, director of studies at the Brussels-based European Policy Centre (EPC). "It is complicated to make a case for Europe at this moment. And during the economic crisis, voters feel that someone has to be blamed, whether it is Europe or capitalism in general...
...perfect storm. All of the mainstream parties have been damaged by the expenses saga, and fringe parties could reap the benefits at the polls. But for Brown, the scandal has unleashed forces in his own party that he may not be able to subdue. After Smith's husband was found to have submitted claims for two pornographic movies, her Cabinet future looked uncertain. Blears, too, has been tarnished by allegations that she failed to pay the capital gains tax on the sale of property she had officially designated as her second home, in order to claim the MPs' second-home...