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Several times in this century, war, crisis, social change and activism have been followed by reactionary backlash, and then by a period of consolidation and relative calm and prosperity. If this historical pattern means anything, the current mood is not a repudiation of social progress, but rather a signal that certain important social battles have been won and now, in a moment of calm, are being digested. "This relative calm has little to do with Reagan's conservatism," says Alexander. "Rather, it reflects the institutionalizing of many of the things he has been against for years...
...Christmas lights on the sturdy, 30-ft. Colorado blue spruce blinked on at precisely 5:52 last Thursday evening, revealing a dazzling pattern of poinsettias that sparkled cheerfully against the capital's skyline. A large screen showed Ronald and Nancy Reagan presiding over the annual lighting ceremony of the national Christmas tree from the South Portico of the White House, 500 yards away. The President did what the heads of many U.S. families do at Christmas observances: reflect on the meaning of the celebration, offer hope for the less fortunate and remember those who must spend this most personal...
These two cases caused a flurry of concern in the medical community. Ever since the disease was first described, doctors have feared that it would spread to health-care workers. The pattern of transmission-through body fluids and needles-closely resembles that of hepatitis B, a dangerous virus that poses a serious threat to hospital personnel...
Although this latest act of air piracy followed a grimly familiar pattern, it threatened to surpass other hijackings in sheer brutality. By week's end the terrorists had butchered at least four of their captives, including two Americans. They freed 146 hostages, but for the dozen or so men who remained on board, tied to their seats, conditions were said to be horrendous. There were reports that the Airbus had been disabled late Friday night by bursts of gunfire that shattered windows in the cockpit and cabin. A freed Pakistani passenger said the hostages had tried unsuccessfully to overpower...
...core of David Bowie, as if he were some sort of Amana appliance. This new record has fielded one of Bowie's most infectious Top Ten hits, Blue Jean, but the album has taken some hard knocks for being less a fresh direction than a kind of holding pattern that is good for dancing. Indeed, several of the songs are vintage items from the portfolio of Bowie's pal Iggy Pop; one is a nifty old Leiber and Stoller tune; and another is an unlikely remake of Brian Wilson and Tony Asher's Beach Boys classic...