Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While Dobson is cheered in Utah, there are some hard feelings about him in Colorado. Tim Gill, the wealthy and openly gay co-founder and chairman of Quark Inc., a desktop-publishing firm, has been pumping money into social causes in Colorado Springs. Among the recipients of a $500 bequest is P.M. Wynn, a local talk-radio host who runs a community gospel fair. Wynn quickly came under intense questioning from Dobson's operatives. They made it clear they were upset that she took money from Gill and withdrew their support. "They did it to punish us," she says...
...good news about their precocious knowledge of the mechanics of sex is that a growing number of teens know how to protect themselves, at least physically. But what about their emotional health and social behavior? That's a more troublesome picture. Many parents and teachers--as well as some thoughtful teenagers--worry about the desecration of love and the subversion of mature relationships. Says Debra Haffner, president of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States: "We should not confuse kids' pseudo-sophistication about sexuality and their ability to use the language with their understanding of who they...
Ideally, most kids say, they would prefer their parents do the tutoring, but they realize that's unlikely. For years psychologists and sociologists have warned about a new generation gap, one created not so much by different morals and social outlooks as by career-driven parents, the economic necessity of two incomes leaving parents little time for talks with their children. Recent studies indicate that many teens think parents are the most accurate source of information and would like to talk to them more about sex and sexual ethics but can't get their attention long enough. Shana sees...
...before the issue of her personal romantic preferences raised its irrelevant head--in Six Days, Seven Nights. For this is a castaway comedy with a stronger-than-usual admixture of action sequences thrown in to please her co-star's boyish fans. His Quinn is a charter pilot and social dropout. Her Robin is a nervous small-plane passenger and magazine editor. And they are forced to survive on a tropical island when their plane is forced down by a storm...
Chernow neither sanctifies nor demonizes his sometimes strange protagonist, but writes with a rich impartiality. He turns the machinations of Standard Oil and the other trusts into fascinating social history. His assessment of Ida Tarbell and other muckrakers is thorough and not entirely approving. He interweaves the larger American story with an unforgettable account of Rockefeller's family and personal life...