Word: poppers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...portentousness, and-rather mystifyingly--a few feline hijinks from That Darn Cat. But why look for sources; the sources are every shitty horror flick ever made. The difference is that this is a vicious, cosmic, Dolby-ized shitty horror flick, with enough spattered innards to fill a Panavision popcorn popper...
...Washington, the ceremony mirroring the activities in Peking took place in China's liaison office on Connecticut Avenue. One eye popper for the 500 guests was an American flag that the Chinese had tacked on the wall-but backward, its stripes pointed to the left. Unruffled by this bizarre display, Vice President Walter Mondale rejoiced over "the dawn of a new and bountiful era" and hailed China as "a key force for global peace." In response, Ch'ai Tse-min, head of the Chinese mission, declared that the new Sino-American ties would serve to "combat the expansion...
...kind of poor man's cocaine, isobutyl nitrite is known to users as a "popper" because its effects are similar to those of its restricted chemical cousin, amyl nitrite. Poppers have become the newest cheap kick for increasing numbers of people: manufacturers estimate that 5 million Americans regularly inhale the chemical, both on the dance floor and later in bed. Some people use it as a quick upper during the day. "I carry a bottle of it with me all the time," says Ron Braun, 28, a California carpenter. "If I'm bored and want a rush...
...popper fad began among homosexuals, who first used amyl nitrite to enhance sexual pleasure. The drug dilates blood vessels, lowers blood pressure and, by distorting time perceptions, gives a sense of prolonging orgasm. When the FDA in 1969 classified amyl nitrite as a prescription drug, many homosexuals switched to isobutyl nitrite, which is not covered by the regulation...
Your story on France's New Philosophers [Sept. 12] should have been titled "The Noble Savage Rides Again." France's young philosophers may have read Arthur Koestler, but they have certainly studied Karl Popper. Their philosophies, as described in your article, sound like Pop parodies of selected chapters from Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies (first published in 1945), plus a generous admixture of disconcertingly old-fashioned Weltschmerz...