Word: populares
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ronald Reagan remains a very popular president, seven years into his term. He is popular not because of his intellectual prowess or his command of details. People like Reagan's personality and they believe he's a strong leader. Bush's personality pales next to Reagan, and he fails to convince voters that he would provide forceful leadership if elected...
...best place to look for most of J.G. Ballard's 20-odd books is still in the paperback racks displaying science fiction, somewhere between Asimov and Bradbury. But the popular success of Ballard's Empire of the Sun (1984), an autobiographical novel about an English boy's coming of age in Shanghai during the World War II Japanese occupation, was followed last year by Steven Spielberg's acclaimed screen adaptation. Thanks to this double-barreled triumph, Ballard has been transformed from a well-kept cult secret into something resembling a household name, with the luxury and burden of knowing that...
Once upon a time, in a popular tourist destination called the Magic Kingdom, there lived some very prosperous characters. They were happy all the time (except for Grumpy, but it was his job to be that way). They produced souvenirs, cartoons and movies that were the delight of families around the world. But one day a great disenchantment fell over the kingdom, for the magic no longer worked. Tinker Bell's pixie dust had lost its twinkle. A teenage boy was even heard to say, "I wouldn't be caught dead going to one of their movies." The whole kingdom...
...ideas. Such characters as Mickey, Donald and Pluto are now being joined by the likes of Roger Rabbit, Webbigail VanderQuack and Georgette the poodle. From movies to theme parks to television to retail products, Disney is the hottest all-around entertainment maker in America. And maybe beyond: the most popular children's TV program in China, seen by nearly 200 million viewers each Sunday evening, is the 1 1/2-year-old Mickey and Donald Show...
...first quarter, three of the country's top five movies were Disney's: Three Men and a Baby, which has grossed $160 million so far, Good Morning, Vietnam ($110 million) and Shoot to Kill ($30 million). On TV, Disney has a hit sitcom, The Golden Girls; two popular new cartoon shows, The Adventures of the Gummi Bears and DuckTales; the third-ranked game show, Win, Lose or Draw; and a reborn flagship program, The Disney Sunday Movie. At the three thriving Disney theme parks -- in California, Florida and Japan -- total attendance ballooned past 50 million during 1987, up 22% from...