Word: phenomenon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Through this evening's discussion I hope we can lend some respectability to anime as an art form," said Michael K. Tan '01, a member of AAA and moderator for the evening's discussion. Tan said he wanted to make Anime less of a cultish phenomenon...
Puffy appears to have it all. But he has more than just the rare combination of youth, fame, wealth and black skin-in the hip-hop industry, there are plenty of personalities who fit that bill. What makes Puffy a phenomenon is that in a society where blacks have historically been lauded (and exploited) for their musical talents, they have rarely been allowed to run things. Puffy, however, has taken over...
This past Sunday, Harvard students, along with people of every race, gender, age, ideology and taste, except for a few million people in Arizona and Indiana, participated in one of our country's only universally-observed national rituals. In a phenomenon more widely recognized than Thanksgiving, the Olympics, the Superbowl or even Hanson, people all over America set their clocks one hour ahead...
This year, as a Yard resident, I have had ample opportunity to observe this phenomenon. When passing by I can't help but listen in, and some of the things I've heard are worth sharing. On my way to Bio I passed a tour in the Science Center and heard (probably while trying to get my study-card signed) a snippet about "Harvard's wonderful advising system." Another time while passing a tour at its Hollis Hall stop I heard that "All freshman live in the Yard." (My friend in Greenough had some choice words for that one.) Wondering...
...brown-shoe phenomenon. Teens and young adults, the core shoe buyers, haven't forsaken their hightops. The new Air Jordan XIIIs are a hit. But kids have extended their shoe buying over a wider range of styles: Vans, Airwalks, Skechers and Lugz for the skateboard dudes and the hip-hop crowd; outdoor brands such as Timberland for everyone. Reebok estimates that 15% to 20% of the sneaker business went brown last year...