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Does anyone remember underwear? The boldest of the Wanna Be's prowl thrift shops looking for ancient, bulletproof black lace bras and corsets, which they wear slapdash under any sort of gauzy shirt or found-in-the-attic jacket. They tie great floppy rags in their frazzled hair, which when really authentic is blond with dark roots...
...editor of the equally level-headed. National Review, isn't content to annex only John Kennedy for the Republicans now that the Democrats have slipped off the left side of the earth. He wants it all: Football, drinking, girls (but only the cute ones who wash and wear bras), plus homey things like the flag, religion and the family, which President Reagan has already claimed. If Hart is to be believed, conservatives have irrevocably cornered the market in pleasure commodities. Liberals, particularly those who support affirmative action (which Hart, taking a cue from hero William F. Buckley, Jr., calls "reverse...
...intellectual weight.) Instead, the real point is to raise a toast to the triumph of conservation in the country, particularly among smart young people who know how to have a good time. At various points in the book Hart comes to the defense of, "women who [wear] bras, skirts and lipstick" in contrast to the smelly let-it-all-hang-out liberals chanting on Dartmouth green. Or he'll tell us that athletes, who have "experienced intensity the transitory nature of the world," are profoundly deeper human beings than are academics...
...dancers, Mouis and Donn Edwards, excel. Edwards, technically correct and understated in his dancing, unfortunately is overpowered by his partner. Mouis, with a lovely natural line, displays accuracy combined with a sensuous, playful air. While the others dance on the beat, Mouis, presenting an expressive carriage and port de bras, interprets the music and dances with it. The only dancer sure enough in her performance, Mouis surpasses mere execution...
While the garb may seem unusual, the actors are taking part in one of Harvard's oldest theatrical traditions, the all-male Hasty Pudding show, where effeminacy is a virtue and padded bras are the norm...