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...Village, post-graffiti kitsch by Kenny Scharf and others -- gaudy ephemerids who, instead of going on to further heights of success as a result of their inclusion, have shriveled in the hot wind of fashion that blew them into the Whitney in the first place. Undoubtedly, 1985 marked the nadir of the Biennial's reputation; it was the worst in memory...
After hitting its nadir in 1985, the Whitney Biennial is back: less airheaded, more conservative, offering some distinct pleasures...
...time of that nadir, Mancuso had a restocking process well under way. Months earlier, Mancuso's first important moves had been to hire Tanen and lure Producer John Hughes (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club) over to Paramount from Universal. Hughes' first feature for Paramount, Pretty in Pink, was released in February and has subsequently grossed $40 million. Hughes followed that up in June with Ferris Buehler's Day Off, which has since brought in $70 million...
There was great reason for optimism when China opened its doors to the West. The policy change was a dramatic reversal of China's former dealings with the outside world, which reached their their nadir two decades ago during the Cultural Revolution. Sinophiles, and there are many, would now have the chance to tour China, and the Chinese appeared to want visitors...
Underarmed, undernourished and under fire, the contras are on the ropes. Most are languishing in makeshift bases in Honduras rather than staging raids in their native Nicaragua. After a few highly publicized victories, the contras have reached the nadir of their troubled five-year history. Indeed, one of the obstacles facing Ronald Reagan's policy of using the contras to make the Sandinistas "cry uncle" is that, even with a significant infusion of military aid, the desultory band of rebels shows little potential of posing a threat to the regime in Managua...