Word: popular
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...past, SAA has shied away from politicalactivism, preferring instead to focus on culturaland social activities," Agarwal said. She lamentsthat SAA and other popular ethnic groups on campusprefer organizing dances and speakers rather thanpetitioning for departments to offer courses basedaround ethnicity...
Kent is Sweden's most popular band, but they're hardly heard of outside the land of the midnight sun. Their sudden American success can be attributed only to Jungian synchronicity. While on vacation in Iceland, DJ Bean of L.A.'s station KROQ heard Kent's single, "If You Were Here," on the local radio station. Bean liked it so much that he bought a copy and put it on heavy rotation as soon as he returned to the US. BMG rush-released their album Isola to the US in September, and Kent has been garnering rave reviews ever since...
...Cardigans and Kent-two of Sweden's most popular bands--played the Roxy on Saturday night, drawing an enthusiastic crowd in spite of an impending snowstorm. Each band was touring to promote its new album: The Cardigans' dark, complicated Gran Turismo was released earlier this fall, as was the American distribution of Kent's Isola. Taking advantage of their wider stateside popularity, The Cardigans headlined the show, leaving the lesser-known Kent to play a short opening set. But popularity was not the best predictor of performance. Kent's brilliant, lacerating set was a tough act to follow...
...popular and Tony-award-winning musicals go, Ragtime is about as innovative as Broadway can get. Paul Simon's The Capeman was eclectic, but failed miserably in ticket sales. Rent, on the other hand, is praised for being original, but still flaunts enough crowd-pleasing values (love despite adversity, carpe diem) to insure huge financial success. To succeed on the Great White Way, a show does not always have to sacrifice controversy, but it usually does have to put it in a prettily-packaged manner that will draw enough theatergoers to pay the bills--and make a gargantuan profit besides...
...Brattle Street Florist. Ted Gomatos, who was arranging a lovely bouquet of pink tulips earlier this week, says Harvard romantics often venture into the store--and most don't stick to the traditional long stemmed roses (which are $4 apiece). Instead, he says, flowers of all sorts are popular Valentine's Day gifts, notably tulips, irises and some of the shop's tropical varieties...