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...known person [in the industry]," he said (and thus an easy target). Mother-daughter Manhattan dealers Doris and Nancy Wiener were also named by Ghia. Nancy Wiener said she knew nothing about the case or Ghia. According to an art-world source, Ghia's arrest sent shock waves through the business...
...caustic oratorical wit. Wondering aloud why two students have been absent from his class, he asks sarcastically, "Are they spooks?" He means ghosts. But the students are African American, the faculty is spineless and Coleman is soon reprimanded for uttering, however guilelessly, a racial slur. This comes as a shock to Silk, who identifies himself as the son of a Jewish saloonkeeper. Funny, you may think, Anthony Hopkins doesn't look Jewish...
Piatelli’s death came as a great shock to his friends and family...
...disappointed by Joe Klein's assessment that the Democratic presidential candidates have "become pretty boring" [IN THE ARENA, Sept. 29]. Klein reinforced the notion that political campaigns should entertain the public. Must candidates use reality-TV techniques to shock us out of complacency? When excitement becomes a criterion for choosing the President, voters will just pick the hottie of the moment and have a brief, exciting fling. Klein might have used his column to generate some energy, urging Americans to concentrate on a key issue, visit the candidates' websites or tune in to the debates, where I've seen...
Virtually everyone in the class credits that defeat—an initial shock to team egos and hopes—as a defining moment in the evolution of the team...