Word: provenances
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...Records, of secretly encoded subliminal messages that are received only by the unconscious mind. Visual subliminal images -- for example, flashing the word buy at speeds too great to be observed by the conscious mind -- have been tested in video advertising for decades, although researchers debate whether they have any proven persuasive effect. The notion that auditory images of this type could shape listeners' behavior is even more in dispute. But Whitehead has held that if such messages were employed -- which the band and CBS deny -- they could not qualify for First Amendment protection because they do not openly exchange information...
Arachnophobia has been billed by its distributor, Buena Vista Pictures, as "the first thrill-omedy," a novel combination, one supposes, of the horrific and the humorous. While the film does combine these elements, its success lies not so much with an original synthesis as with prudent use of time-proven moviemaking techniques...
EVER SINCE last summer's Webster v. Reproductive Health Services decision, the Republican party has been in a precarious position on abortion. Although their national platform is strictly anti-abortion, Republican leaders have been wary of alienating their pro-choice candidates--some of whom are proven vote-getters and long-term incumbents...
...POLITICS OF RICH AND POOR by Kevin Phillips (Random House; $19.95). Republicans beware! A proven political prognosticator foresees a populist backlash in the '90s against the greedfest of the '80s. Compellingly argued, but why isn't anyone bothering to vote...
While the NEA contract exempts works of proven artistic merit, smut charges are all too frequently leveled at works of substance. Classics such as Huckleberry Finn and Catcher in the Rye have been banned in school libraries around the U.S.; many who urge antipornography rules at the NEA also perceive rampant obscenity in prime-time TV. As pro-NEA Representative Sidney Yates of Illinois argues, "Shakespeare can be kind of bawdy. The NEA's contract could encourage people to criticize grants for the presentation of his plays." Opponents of the NEA's new language also fear it could lead...