Word: soars
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Forward Lane MacDonald, the least heralded member of last year's potent Firing Line, is steady and smooth. He skates slickly past opposing defensemen, ripping shots from all angles. Sometimes the shots soar past the bemused goalie and into the net. Sometimes the crowd--and his coach--don't know how he does...
...raising choreography. They have their own argot: "rad" means good; a "squid" or "nipple head" is an awkward rider; "to Wilson" is to fall. In San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, somebody brings the music -- Phil Collins, Run-D.M.C. -- and somebody else a ramp for the daredevils to soar above, and the showboating begins. Says Dave Vanderspek, 22, the leader of the Curb Dogs Club: "Instead of getting attention by breaking windows, now I have people screaming for me when I'm rippin'." Adds a more diffident biker: "It's a good way to meet girls...
...been conceived as a joyous occasion, a chance to let U.S. pride soar. The six surviving original Mercury astronauts would be reunited at a gala Los Angeles dinner, and workers at the Kennedy Space Center would gather for a ceremony. At both events, speakers would celebrate the 25th anniversary of American manned space flight and chronicle the quarter-century of achievements since Alan Shepard's historic suborbital flight on May 5, 1961. After Challenger's seven crew members perished on Jan. 28, plans for a more somber observance continued; a reminder of past successes might restore NASA's morale...
...this time around, the Eagle batters knocked five hits out of the ballpark, and notched five more that didn't soar over Shea's short fences...
...settled for 93 minutes and (pounds) 600,000 from Britain's Channel 4. The pinch shows, and so does the pluck. Kureishi's story shifts moods, and Omar changes motivations (Candide to Sammy Glick), in an eyewink. Stephen Frears' direction can be lyrical and clumsy by turns; it can soar or trip over its headlong ambitiousness. The splendid cast is urged toward caricature, then plays through it, with Seth magnificent as a mandarin socialist in decay. He is the eloquent conscience of a people stranded in a land whose imperial sun has set. Alas, they are too busy making...