Word: timing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then Bradley and McCain surged. In part this was simply because reporters were desperately looking around for something, anything, to write about. "The media, whether they realize it or not, do try to build a race," says TIME political correspondent Jay Carney. But they also had a compelling story to tell, that of two self-professed political mavericks who enchanted reporters simply by being positioned as the polar opposites of the front-runners: real, spontaneous and full of convictions, rather than cautious and poll-driven. The press was hooked, and that put the two underdogs squarely back in the race...
...year-old creator of the comic strip Peanuts announced two days ago that he will be retiring from the comics business after 49 years of drawing Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Linus and Lucy. He decided this after undergoing treatment for colon cancer, realizing he wants to spend more time with his family...
...read the first syndicated Peanuts strip yesterday (for the first time or for the first time in a long time, I'm not sure which) and was surprised at how good it was. The strip has three characters--Charlie Brown, who is walking down the street, and an unidentified boy and girl who are sitting together on a step. The first panel has the boy saying to the girl, "Well! Here comes ol' Charlie Brown!" In panel two, as Charlie Brown walks past, the boy says, "Good ol' Charlie Brown...yes, sir!" In panel three, the boy says, "Good...
...yesterday at the news of Schulz' retirement. When I was young, his strip was the first stop on my morning run through the newspaper. I collected the books and watched the specials. In my heart, I will always hold a special place for the Great Pumpkin, especially at this time of year...
Yesterday, I chastised myself for being a blockhead. I haven't read the strip often enough in recent years, and it made me sad when I realized I had been neglecting what used to be an important part of my day. I haven't had time for the Peanuts gang since coming to college. With the meaty issues we weigh every day in section, a Harvard student can't possibly expect to have time for such a simple pleasure...