Word: flawlessness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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That is the classic cynicism of the outsider looking in. Gay Talese has had his own flawless Italian nose pressed against the glass window of America ever since he was a boy growing up in the seaside resort city of Ocean City, NJ. As the son of an immigrant Italian tailor, young Gay was actually a minority within a minority. What Catholics there were in town were mostly Irish. The situation undoubtedly sharpened his eye for differences. The most different man in town was his own father. "A supreme individual," recalls Talese, "a man with a mustache in a town...
...sails for home," said Mission Control. "We're predicting good weather, a strong tailwind, and we'll be waiting on the docks." Thirty-five minutes later, as Endeavour re-emerged and regained radio contact, Scott gave the happy word. The 2 min. 21 sec. burn had been flawless. Said Scott: "Endeavour is on the way home...
...keyboard knowledge, Robbins' variations in motion add up to a passionate yet restrained encyclopedia of dance. The Goldberg Variations, which has been made part of the City Ballet's repertoire, is a collaboration that transcends the centuries, a joint work of art as remarkable as the flawless translation of a great poem...
...among the top teams in the nation throughout the season. The Crimson's rise to success and attention has not been a fluke of poor scheduling. The squad, 26-6 entering the Omaha playoffs, included several pro prospects, three pitchers with 6-2 or better records, and a near flawless fielding team. This year's squad was more than just the New England champion; it was a national contender...
...Friends also contains a marvelous essay on undergraduate poetry ("Go Away Richard Brautigan, You're Not Helping College Poetry Any"), in which Rosen asks that "we should appreciate and encourage the struggle that goes on by thinking of the poem not as a flawless finale, but as a stopping point on the way to perfection. The poem is the point at which our strength gave out." His essays themselves are best read in the same light. Each talks to its neighbor, reveals its genesis and goals, sometimes even addresses its reader. As a collection, rarely do they presume to speak...