Word: superstar
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Czechoslovakia's 15.5 million citizens have more cause to be astounded by the events of recent weeks than Vaclav Havel? Since the Soviet invasion in 1968, Havel has been the conscience of Prague, a world-famed playwright who might have exploited his status as an intellectual superstar to emigrate to the West, but refused to do so. Instead, Havel, 53, stayed behind, suffering censorship, intermittent police surveillance and repeated jailings so he could continue to give voice to the frustrations and yearnings of a frightened -- and until now mute -- populace...
...Murphy be kidding? One would certainly like to think so. But the film that follows is so self-destructively primitive in tone and development that it quickly dismisses the possibility that its superstar proprietor may retain any capacity for self-satire. Or, for that matter, self-control or self- criticism...
...season, Coach Nita Lamborghini gave her lemon a fuel injection. She recruited reliable center back Erin O'Brien to shore up her porous defense. Explosive forwards Sharon Landau and Cutone were brought in to add scoring punch to a lackluster offense. And three-sport superstar Char Joslin was an instant hit, nabbing All-Ivy honors her first season...
...Another superstar is Alan Chumak, psychic-in-residence of 120 Minutes, the Soviet equivalent of the Today show. Chumak can transmit his curative powers to heal the sick not only through live TV but even on videotape. Viewers can place glasses of water or jars of cold cream next to their sets to absorb his telepathic healing charges. Chumak has promised to solve the country's chronic food problems by energizing seeds, compelling them to produce larger crops. When Chumak was yanked off the air by skeptical superiors, a popular outcry brought him back. A Siberian fan in Bratsk wrote...
Talent will triumph over adversity. The Oakland A's were the preseason favorites in the American League West. Even after moody slugger Jose Canseco missed the first half of the season and superstar stopper Dennis Eckersley soon joined him on the disabled list, manager Tony La Russa kept the Bay Area Bombers at the head of the pack. Now Eckersley and Canseco (who just unveiled a 900 number for fan calls) are back, joined by the sultan of swipe, base stealer Rickey Henderson, rescued from the clutches of the New York Yankees. Still, the A's must shake...