Like the skyscraper, the automobile, and the motion-picture palace, neon signs once symbolized popular hopes for a new era of technological achievement and commercial abundance. From the 1920s to the 1950s, neon-lit streets pulsed with visual excitement from Vancouver to Miami. Virginia Postrel 1920s1950sabundance share on social
Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation became. Douglas Bader dangerdesperatefear Change image and share on social
Like the tail fins on fifties American cars or the parabolic shapes of Populuxe furniture, 'West Side Story' incarnates the dream of momentum in the golden age of the twentieth century. John Lahr ageamericancar Change image and share on social
Like the Tebbe complex, ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts can be used for the production of living polymers. Robert H. Grubbs catalystcomplexlive Change image and share on social
Like the 'test tube babies' born of in vitro fertilization, cloned children need not be identifiable, much less freaks or outcasts. Virginia Postrel babybearchild Change image and share on social
Like the TV networks, once our government has a hit, it will be repeated over and over again. Gore Vidal governmenthitnetwork Change image and share on social
Like the United Nations, there is something inspirational about New York as a great melting pot of different cultures and traditions. And if this is the city that never sleeps, the United Nations works tirelessly, around the clock around the world. Ban Ki-moon cityclockculture share on social
Like the vast majority of my constituents, I continue to be concerned about record profits reported by petroleum companies at a time when consumers are paying record high prices for gasoline. Mike Rogers companyconcernconstituent Change image and share on social
Like the winds that we come we know not whence and blow whither soever they list, the forces of society are derived from an obscure and distant origin. They arise before the date of philosophy, from the instincts, not the speculations of men. Adam Ferguson ariseblowdate share on social
Like the women in my family, I've found the women in my lab a hard-nosed, ambitious lot who have gone on to be faculty members at top universities. In my own family, it is my father who is prone to bursting into tears. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan ambitiousburstfaculty share on social
