Word: awkward
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...movement that Nader fostered goes by the awkward name of "consumerism." It belongs to an age of discontent that has roiled campuses and ghettos, subjected old certitudes to new doubts and stimulated individual assertiveness. Economist Walter Heller says: "People are much more questioning of authority, including the authority of the marketplace...
...greatest curiosity was the St. Barbara altarpiece from Finland's National Museum in Helsinki-Meister Francke's earliest known work. Its eight richly painted panels sum up the characteristic ambiguities of Meister Francke's style. In The Flagellation of St. Barbara, the brutal, peasant faces and awkward, potbellied figures of Barbara's tormentors foreshadow the popular style of Bruegel or Bosch-though neither painter had been born when they were painted. By contrast, nothing could be more courtly than the boneless sinuosity of Barbara's figure, the vapid sweetness of her untroubled expression...
Craig Newenhuyse plays the role quite well. Although he is hampered by some bad acting techniques (an awkward physical presence), he effectively conveys the role's pessimism. He is particularly fine in the first act, where Vidal has lent him a great deal of wit and polish. He was sensitively aware of the character's dynamics, never boring, but not altogether inspiring...
...President timed the speech in such a way? The reasoning seemed to be that advance notice would dilute some of the antiwar fervor, put the protesters in an awkward position and buy time. Then the President could deliver a calm, judicious review of his strategy, contrast it with the situation he had inherited and try to win more public understanding...
...movie ends abruptly here. Director Hill has too much affection for Butch and Sundance to slobber over their death agonies. He has partly compensated for the dreary pacing which prevailed earlier. Yet the awkward, and frequent, overlay of farce and social comment has marred an otherwise excellent spoof...