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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...much lamented decline of family values, the anarchic influence of such shows as South Park, the collapse of parental authority and discipline--well, has anyone mentioned this to kids? Asked whom they admire most, 79% say it's good old Mom and Dad; an additional 19% name their grandparents. Athletes, musicians and movie stars don't even come close...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kids Are Alright | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...years, Hoffman has found a "very dramatic difference in the involvement of the father--in everything from caretaking to general decision making around kids' lives." Alas, this change has been slower to reach black children: 76% of black kids surveyed said they spend more time with their mom than their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kids Are Alright | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...gigantic talking clitoris should be enough for a short feature. But director Trey Parker (who wrote the film with Matt Stone and Pam Brady) figured he'd turn South Park into a wall-to-wall musical: 14 tunes, each evoking a familiar Broadway style. Cartman's perky Kyle's Mom's a Bitch echoes Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, with choruses in fake Chinese, Dutch and French. Saddam could be an Arabic fiddler on the roof as he struts his seedy charm in I Can Change. Satan has a hilariously solemn ballad in the Disney-cartoon mode; like the Little Mermaid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Sick and Inspired | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...camp would stop in every few weeks for a "social," we would all slow-dance awkwardly to "Stairway" and try to get a kiss to brag about at breakfast the next day. The end of camp always came too soon, and I usually spent the long ride home telling Mom and Dad how awesome the summer had been...

Author: By Kevin E. Meyers, | Title: Lazy Days Are No More | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

...LOOK, MOM--INMATES! The Iowa Department of Transportation just printed 1.7 million maps with the designation "Fort Dodge Recreational Facility." Oops. Make that Correctional Facility, the new state prison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Raw Data: Jun. 28, 1999 | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

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