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...final question is this: Is the simple life just a passing fancy, a stylish flashback of the 1960s? Not so, say people who have studied both eras. Contends Berkeley sociologist Robert Bellah: "It's no longer messianic, the way it was in the '60s, but relatively pragmatic. That may give the present mood a greater staying power." That's good, because the American generation now reaching middle age has a lot of promises to keep -- not to mention mortgages to carry, tuition to pay and lawns to mow. No wonder they want to keep it simple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Simple Life: Goodbye to having it all. | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

...Nasty Girl Michael Verhoeven's exuberant, stylish satire, based on recent fact, examines the lingering shadow Nazism casts across Germany and the obsessive determination of one teenager to expose it. As the anti-Nazi girl, Lena Stolze is impish, imperious, utterly adorable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best of '90: Movies | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

...late 1950s and '60s, Gucci defined chic. It was one of the great names in fashion, a symbol of luxury, elegance and quality. By the 1980s, however, the label had become tattered and worn, a victim of sloppy manufacturing, countless knockoffs and feuds among members of the Gucci clan. Stylish women chose Chanel suits and Fendi handbags. But Gucci? Never...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Gucci's Colorful Return to Style | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

...TECHNOLOGICAL MUSE, Katonah Museum of Art. Inaugurating its stylish new building by Edward Larrabee Barnes, the former Katonah Gallery, 45 miles north of New York City, offers a survey of technology's impact on art, from 19th century folk objects to contemporary computer images. Through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Dec. 3, 1990 | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

...shows. The opening issues are nothing if not clothes conscious. Even an informative report about Moscow gangsters begins with a description of their attire. Truman thinks his focus is broader: "Style is what you wear to work and also Nelson Mandela walking out of jail. It's stylish to be interested in the world." The magazine, published by the Newhouse empire, which also owns GQ, purports to offer some hard-hitting pieces. But Doug Vaughan's story about rooting through the confiscated files of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega breaks little news beyond some eye-popping Visa-card bills. Maura...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: A Muchness of Maleness | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

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