Word: profounder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some Americans Abroad is an appropriately imprecise title for such an unfocused play. It describes the experiences of some Americans abroad--nothing more profound than that. The Leverett and Lowell Art Societies' production entertains with its talented acting and direction, but an audience seeking bitter-sweet insight into the national psyche had better look elsewhere...
...asking. The trailblazer for these troops was the late Jim Whaley, host for an Atlanta public-TV interview show whose effusive quotes were a movie marketer's dream. Today some of the most popular blurbers are entertainment reporters like ABC radio's Bill Diehl ("inspired, fascinating and profound," he cheered for Swing Kids) and Hollywood interviewer Jeanne Wolf ("one of the great classic romantic adventures," she raved of Sommersby). The message is that boffo quotes are more important than the source: a "Brilliant!" or "Hilarious!" looks just as impressive coming from the Satellite News Network, the Interview Factory...
Whatever it is called, its effect on the American economy has been painful and profound. More than 6 million permanent pink slips have been handed out since 1987, and layoffs are occurring at an even faster pace this year than in 1992. Despite signs of a brisker economy, at least 87 large firms announced major job cuts in the first two months of 1993 alone...
Last week saw a double-barreled threat to outsize compensation packages. First, President Clinton proposed eliminating tax deductions by corporations for executive pay of more than $1 million, which would have a profound impact on how much the company's top managers are paid. Clinton left a loophole for "performance based" compensation, which could include stock options. But at the same time, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which sets the standards for America's accountants, was considering a rule that would force companies to deduct the value of stock options from their earnings. That too would have an immediate...
...real, led by a "New Democrat" who has been chastened by the failures of his well-intentioned predecessors. He may speak of "investments" rather than spending and "contributions" rather than taxes, but more than his vocabulary must be new if he is to wean voters from their profound cynicism about what government can accomplish. The criticisms of his plan are predictable, but formidable...