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13.The Decline of Neatness Background knowledge New Word Difficult sentence Language features Structure of the essay Questions on the article Background Time magazine The American Dress The Beverly Hills Hotel back The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. The original main building of the Beverly Hills Hotel was designed by Pasadena architect Elmer Grey. The extensive gardens of the grounds were designed by landscape architect Wilbur David Cook. Since the citys inception, the hotel has been a central meeting place for residents and business people, especially from Los Angeless movie and television industries. back Time was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly news magazine in the United States. The two had previously worked together as chairman and managing editor of the Yale Daily News. Hadden was a rather carefree figure, who liked to tease Luce and saw Time as something important but also fun. That accounts for its tone, which many people still criticize as too light for serious news and more suited to its heavy coverage of celebrities (including politicians), the entertainment industry, and pop culture. It set out to tell the news through people, and for many decades the magazines cover was of a single person. The first issue of Time was published on March 3, 1923, featuring on its cover Joseph G. Cannon, the retired Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. People was originally inspired by Times People page. back The only official editorial that Time has ever published was in 1974, calling for the resignation of Richard Nixon. back 1921年 2007年 back Cultural background: Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics 众议院议长 back back