Word: shoulder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...going to turn out--and having as your most famous and powerful resident someone who's known for being a little bit wonky. I mean, Oprah Winfrey's not absolutely everybody's cup of tea either. And sure, deep-dish Chicago pizza may sound more like big-shoulder food, or even big-gut food, than something like, well, let's say, latte, but maybe we should discuss relative incidence of stomach distress for a while, particularly if we're talking pepperoni...
During the nine-game drought, injuries plagued the seniors, who had been Harvard's main offensive and defensive weapons; Konik and defensive stalwart Pete McLaughlin were sidelined after the infamous car crash the night before the first Beanpot game, while Holmes and Nielsen battled nagging leg and shoulder injuries...
That search deepened when he went overseas in 1992 to cover South Africa's march to democracy. Taylor acquired, among other things, a bullet in his shoulder during a shoot-out near Soweto, as well as a profound sense of the gap between how democracy is viewed in a country that is enchanted by its promise and one that is disgusted by its processes. "Part of the reason we've built up a $5 trillion deficit over the past 15 years is that we don't trust our politicians," he says. "Therefore, our politicians don't have the political freedom...
...misfired. He could have taken that as a sign he was meant to live. But Blanchard pulled the trigger a second time. The gun went off. He left no suicide note. A Navy psychological autopsy concluded that "his style seemed consistent with someone whose duty it was to shoulder the burden and assume responsibility," even as that style clouded his ability to keep his situation in perspective. "The emotional pain and shame that Captain Blanchard felt he had brought upon himself and the Coast Guard led him to choose suicide as a solution...
While there may be mild irony in an upscale department store peddling a look that is based in part on thrift-store chic, fashion has long fed on pop-culture events for inspiration. Diane Keaton's shapeless slouch gear in Annie Hall and Jennifer Beals' off-the-shoulder Flashdance sweat shirts both set looks that lasted for months on the streets. Bloomingdale's plays the game, selling 500 yellow trench coats a la Dick Tracy in 1990. On the other hand, the store's executives weren't quite quick enough to lock in Alicia Silverstone and last year's Clueless...