trinket, mascot, come of age

Not only has television changed in four decades, so too has the audience that watches cartoons. Both those realities are being addressed by the Cartoon Network cable channel and its partners when they introduce on Friday a new version of “George of the Jungle.”

The 21st-century George and his show are being promoted on their own Web site ( georgeofthejungle.tv ), where visitors can watch clips, listen to the theme song and retrieve digital trinkets like wallpapers, buddy icons, screen savers and downloadable desktop mascots.


Over dinner Santiago Saavedra, a publisher who came of age during Franco’s later decades, winced when the subject of the new law surfaced. He saw it as an attack on his generation. “We are made to feel guilty for having led our lives,” he said.

come of age
1 to reach the age when you are legally recognized as an adult and become old enough to vote


2 If something has come of age, it has reached its full successful development.



trinket
noun [C]
a small decorative object, or an item of jewellery that is cheap or of low quality:
She always returns from vacation with a few souvenirs, even if they're only cheap trinkets.


mascot
noun [C]
a person, animal or object which is believed to bring good luck, or which represents an organization:
a team mascot
The Olympic Games always has an official mascot.