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Word: showings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...going up, and we don't have much money coming in." It makes for a simpler life. "Once in a while we used to like to go out to a lounge and have a few dances, a couple of drinks. Once in a while probably take in a show. Now we go to McDonald...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ho Ho Humbug | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

...gross national product will shrink at an annual rate of 2.5%, after adjusting for inflation, in the fourth quarter, and show smaller declines in the first half of next year, according to TIME's panel. (The economy grew at an anemic 1.4% rate in the July-September quarter.) The downturn would meet the official definition of a recession, which is at least two straight quarters of falling GNP. The panel said the U.S. appeared likely to resume slow growth by mid-1991 as the Federal Reserve Board lowers interest rates to stimulate business activity. That scenario would amount...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Long Will It Last? | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

Worst Talk-Show Host Saddam Hussein paraded his hostages before cameras for propaganda purposes, and as he smiled and stroked children's heads, made John Davidson look like Mr. Sincerity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Most of Show Business | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

...Fair in Love and Show Biz Andrew Lloyd Webber brought Aspects of Love to Broadway in more ways than one. Critics found the hit musical's score overwrought and the plot unlikely. In real life, the composer highlighted one of love's least admirable aspects when he announced a separation from wife Sarah Brightman and helpfully included the name of his mistress in the press release...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Split Decisions | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Of '90's: Well, Hello to '90s Humility | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

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