Word: rage
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Then it's all flying fists and boots and maybe even a knife or chain until the rage is exhausted and a body drops to the ground -- just another punk expelled from the pack...
...Even more unusual is the group's tone. In contrast to the rage, misogyny and combativeness of many rappers, Arrested Development is generally positive and hopeful, though often frustrated (the name reflects the stagnation the performers see stunting African-Americans' progress). In their debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of , they embrace values that by current standards seem downright radical, exhorting blacks to achieve reform by loving and respecting one another, being more responsible as parents and developing a greater reverence for nature...
...mobs that torched and looted South Central Los Angeles last April reacted to the verdict with primal rage. Few Americans condoned the violence, but many shared the rioters' shock and amazement at the trial's outcome. After all, the grainy videotape of Rodney King's 81-second beating at the hands of L.A. cops looked like a clear-cut case of police brutality against an unarmed and helpless citizen. A flawed state prosecution, a shrewd defense and a white suburban venue had conspired to produce the stunning outcome: acquittals for four officers. When federal authorities indicted the four last week...
Secretary Boutros Boutros-Ghali complained about the attention the Balkan war was receiving in contrast with the Somalian famine, calling it a "rich man's war." While Boutros-Ghali's rage at the lack of action on Somalia is understandable, his statement is reprehensible. As Secretary General, his job is tolead and marshal support for U.N. efforts, not to diminish one tragedy in the face of another. At a time when inspiring leadership is needed at the U.N., Boutros-Ghali has sunk to the level of ridiculous name-calling...
...same, crafty and cunning as ever. But the weapons and tactics used to combat them are changing fast. Chemicals are out; biologicals are in. Dumping poisons indiscriminately is no longer in vogue; figuring out ecologically correct ways to get mosquitoes to do themselves in is all the rage. "The era of insecticides is coming to an end," says Donald Barnard, the Mosquito Unit's chief. "They're still our first line of defense. But the bugs adapt very quickly to whatever we throw at them. The emphasis now is on outsmarting them, and to do that you have to understand...