Word: bested
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Wherever there is sincerity, though, hypocrisy generally tags along. For a warmup, a brief list of the Year's Best Euphemisms for Recession...
Family values were smirkily skewered on the small screen, as Father No Longer Knew Best. Dysfunctional families were the rule, and the home was no longer a haven in a heartless world. In a Thursday-night video showdown, it was irony (The Simpsons) vs. earnestness (The Cosby Show), and irony took a bite out of earnestness...
...earnestness was much in evidence in 1990, with the return of the spirit of do-goodism. The environment became the last best cause, the ultimate guilt- free issue. In 1990 it seemed that everything had to be either biodegradable or cholesterol free. The return, once again, of '60s fashions on Seventh Avenue and '60s rhetoric on college campuses betokened a revival of activism...
...with the invasion of Kuwait. Facing facts was evident in everything from the distribution of condoms in public schools to the release of Nelson Mandela, to the movement for congressional-term limits, to William Bennett saying he wanted to leave politics to make money, to Marla Maples (allegedly) saying Best Sex I Ever...
...that spirit of candor, the Four Best Things About 1990 Being Over...