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Word: manly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...heartstrong adolescent unable to imagine any girl save Rosaline -- until he set eyes on Juliet; and Juliet was a 13-year-old upstart who roundly abused both her murdering Romeo and her devoted nurse. Shakespeare himself addresses some of his most heartfelt statements of love to a beautiful young man, and to a mysterious "dark lady" who was not his wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: A Midsummer Night's Dream: the Sequel | 8/7/1989 | See Source »

Still, Gil's household is a sea of tranquillity compared with those of his siblings. One sister is single-parenting a potential juvenile delinquent. Another is married to a character played by this summer's one-man nerd fest, Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters II and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), who has their two-year-old memorizing square roots and reading Kafka. Then there's a brother, who drifts back home looking for a new way to get rich without working, help with his gambling debts and a place to park his illegitimate child, whose name is Cool, whose skin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Typical, Terrible Family | 8/7/1989 | See Source »

...much of the criticism of Dukakis has been unfounded. Instead of really analyzing the state's problems--and putting them in the context of a regionwide downturn--the reaction has been centered on Dukakis, the man, and Dukakis, the perceived failure. The attacks are simply the result of his having been a big loser...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Does Anyone in Massachusetts Feel Sorry for the Duke? | 8/4/1989 | See Source »

Pass the doobage, man...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: It's Time for the T-Thing | 8/1/1989 | See Source »

...paddled like a man for 10 whole minutes, and then got tired. The rest is history: a wave knocked the canoe over, we went flying into the water, and two guys paddled over to save...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Row, Row, Row Your Boat | 8/1/1989 | See Source »

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