Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...critics have also taken notice of Ally, but perhaps for the wrong reason. A November issue of Time described the show in the following manner: "Smart yet also emotional, Ally represents the modern female trying to remain true to herself in a harsh male world...
...aunt Janice took me to libraries and museums," he continues. "She made me believe I was smart...
Hunting's Southie friends joke about going to a bar in the Square (the Bow, as it turns out) and "----ing up some smart kids." And of course, once at the bar, Will meets a pompous grad student straight from central casting...
...Even the smart people want to make money these days. Years ago, I hear, they used to be satisfied wit one-room apartments, a hot plate and a library card. Writers and intellectuals used to stake their authority on their poverty. They had perspective; they were poor in a rich man's world. Today, the smartest of the smart-set need a little place in the Berkshires, a sporty car and a big old colonial on a hill. Can they keep their authority and their perspective...
Atlas speaks of money as a form of psychological compensation. Money is a way of feeling good about yourself, a way of measuring how far you have come. As one of Atlas's friends tells him, he needs money to feel smart. Money is treated as a psychological necessity, like security, or peace of mind. The New York Observer treats the book contract bonanza lore like a gold rush than a session with a therapist. There is so much money out there, you simply have to take advantage of the market. The Observer piece reads like a challenge...