Word: popularized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...team has permeated popular culture more than the Yankees. "The Pride of the Yankees," "The Babe," "Bang the Drum Slowly" and "The Scout" all filled the silver screen with pinstripes, and "Damn Yankees" filled a Broadway marquee. And who is the intangible god, the symbol of ultimate excellence in Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea"? The Great DiMaggio. And what written line better sums up the passing of a generation than Paul Simon's "Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you."? Simon was bemoaning the loss of heroes in America...
...something to waste your afternoon on and nothing more. I never developed an attachment to the characters; they remained two-dimensional drawings that moved in two-dimensional worlds. So I was totally prepared to pidgeon-hole anime when I popped in a tape of "Fushigi Yuugi" (Mysterious Play), a popular series in Japan. Boy, was I wrong...
...1950s and 1960s, in the pages of Popular Mechanics and Life magazine, The Future was characterized as a time when smiling housewives didn't have to worry about doing the housework because their robots would do the work for them. The Donna Reeds of the world would have more time to spend with their kids instead of laboring over daily chores. Forgot to cook that four-course meal, Mom? Just put meal capsules on the plates. The kids'll be patting their stomachs in a few seconds...
...yesterday, Versity had set up Web sites for two dozen Harvard classes--mostly Core classes and popular large lectures--but only 14 of the sites include synopses of lectures. Versity is recruiting note-takers for another 70 or so more...
Already, the states are making moves in that direction. Voters in Massachusetts and Arizona last year passed ballot initiatives setting up systems of public financing for state elections. These rules ensure that every candidate with demonstrated popular support will have the funds he or she needs to run a campaign. If the federal government catches on, candidates like Elizabeth Dole who must run without the support of well-heeled donors might get a fair hearing next time...