Word: shock
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...demanding that the full text of the report be made public as soon as it arrives. For different reasons, so did Democrat John Dingell of Michigan. Like many Democrats, he may figure that the details will come out anyway, so it's better to suffer a short, sharp shock than a prolonged drip of leaks...
...equities. Small wonder: the market has doubled just since 1994. But these investors are about to get account statements showing declines of 20% to 30%. Even if they have been in the black over the past 12 months, not to mention the past few years, it will be a shock to be reminded, for the first time in years, that stocks can go down as well...
Remember the Raybestos Corporation that built our neighborhood baseball field out of a mix of soil and asbestos--a toxic concoction that caused cancer in many of my friends. Remember my shock when I learned years later that Raybestos had known the dangers all along yet never warned us as we were grabbing our gloves for a pick-up game. Remember the outrage which prompted me to dedicate my life to protecting working families from irresponsible institutions. Remember...
...thing. As the four major adult-film companies--Vivid, VCA, Wicked and the NASDAQ-traded Metro--focus on couple-friendly, cable-ready fare, tape rentals and sales are booming for gonzo films, often shot in Eastern Europe and far rawer than anything seen before. Black, who rules in the shock department, sends his mother copies of his movies with the sex scenes edited out. Even then, she says, "I have gotten after him for the things that he's done in some of these movies. I said, 'Rob, I don't want to see any more movies with pregnant women...
...that other 5% people are most curious about. Arguably the shock genre's best-known title, Psycho earned its place in pop culture for Anthony Perkins' iconic portrayal of Oedipal maniac Norman Bates as well as the art-gore montage of the winsome Janet Leigh being stabbed to death in a shower. For some, the thought of Gen X stars Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche replaying those parts seems like heresy. Not for Van Sant. "[Psycho] is perfect to refashion as a modern piece," he insists. "Reflections are a major theme in the original, with mirrors everywhere, characters who reflect...