...This chapter looks at “cool hunting,” the brand of trend forecasting that took root around the world during the 1990s and 2000s. Companies of the era were becoming increasingly obsessed with understanding youth trends, thereby inspiring a fleet of upstart advisory companies spearheaded by young...

... enough, was that even though black LGBTs were “out” and vocal at the African American and LGBT marches, they remained on the outs in both communities. LGBT community black community black LGBTs 1990s mass marches African American marches LGBT marches “It’s really something to be somewhere where...

...This chapter shows how the accordion and its music come into focus in different sectors of the mainstream music world of the 1980s and 1990s. The accordion was presented in a folksy vein, as a counterpart to the artist's working-class and/or ethnic identity, and as a counterbalance...

...This chapter focuses on the 1990s, when the ASNE's Goal 2000 advocates contended with a shift in the way the broader diversity community envisioned social justice. As the more expansive concept of multiculturalism gained traction in American society, the racial integration model, on which Goal 2000...

...This chapter reviews further basketball scandals from the 1980s and 1990s. As the professionalization and commercialization of college sports continued, gambling became increasingly accepted among college students. Since wagering on college sports was illegal in all states except Nevada, shady...