Word: boying
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...local hero. McCutcheon pulled me away from my plate at the covered-dish dinner to introduce me to every single member of the church. When a local television crew came by our work site to film the project, McCutcheon made sure that the reporter interviewed "the West Virginia boy...
...BOY SCOUT HANDBOOK (Boy Scouts of America; $4.95). "Be Prepared" takes on new meaning in the latest edition of the 80-year-old guide. In addition to learning knots and first aid, scouts are now advised to "say no" to drugs and be aware of child abuse. In order to remain "brave, clean and reverent," they are encouraged to blow the whistle on dealers and abusers...
...struggle for independence. "All of them are emotionally tied to this movement," he told a reporter last year, then went on to boast that his eldest grandson, at age seven, wags a national flag at Sajudis meetings. In the grand tradition of the Landsbergis family, the boy, he said, "feels himself a fighter for Lithuania." As Landsbergis matches Mikhail Gorbachev wit for wit, Sajudis colleagues watch the man they affectionately call "maestro" with admiration and fascination. "He is a superb chess player," says Jurate Gustaite, a teacher at the Conservatory. "I have been reminded of that a lot lately...
...elements of House Party are familiar from a zillion youth movies: the boy who sneaks out to a teen hop, the school punks who spit out threats, the nice girl our hero flirts with and the even nicer one he winds up with. Lots of wit in the pop-tune lyrics; too much raw-mouthed slurring of women and homosexuals in the dialogue. The difference here is that the filmmakers and the lead actors (including rap artists Kid 'N Play and Full Force) are all middle-class blacks. The script virtually carries warning labels for unwary teens. Drinking...
...boy, have the bucks grown. The National Football League's new pact, approved a week ago, is a stunner even by the rapidly inflating standards of the medium: $3.6 billion, divvied up among five broadcast and cable networks, to bring every touchdown pass and holding penalty into American homes for the next four years. It is the biggest TV sports deal ever negotiated...