Word: acidity
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...gonzo journalism," opposed to professional journalism and characterized by the need for "intense, demented involvement" with the subject. Although it requires a much greater degree of personal involvement, gonzo journalism is akin to Tom Wolfe's style of reporting -- which evolved in one instance into "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" after Wolfe hightailed around the West following Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters...
...Perforated eardrum membranes are usually repaired by sophisticated surgical techniques. But Dr. Eugene Derlacki, an ear surgeon at Northwestern University's medical school believes a simpler procedure may be just as effective. He first applies trichloroacetic acid to the edges of the perforation to irritate them, thus beginning the healing process. Then through the perforation, he blows antibiotic powders into the ear canal behind the eardrum to prevent infection. Finally, he presses a thin antiseptic-soaked gauze patch against the eardrum and sends the patient home with instructions to put antiseptic drops into his ear twice daily. The cotton...
...hibernation. McGovern was the Democratic front-runner and stood alone on the left of the party. His stand on the issues had become a potential liability, and Hubert Humphrey, his one remaining major opponent, sought to exploit it. In Nebraska, McGovern was labelled the candidate for amnesty, abortion and acid. In California, Humphrey attacked McGovern on defense cutbacks and welfare reform...
...priori grasp of reality. A case in point is his Self-Portrait Shouting One Morning, 1969. "I was in a filthy mood," Arikha recalls. "I climbed out of bed, yelling at my wife, yelling at the shaving mirror . . ." The bleary-eyed moment of evil temper is caught with acid precision in an image as transitory as the mood itself. The quick, scrubby notations for nose and cheek bone and wiry corncob hair compose themselves around the black hole of a mouth; it is calligraphy as snapshot...
...encounter groups at Esalen and soon became absorbed in the movement full time. He went into the "millionaires' group" where they had parties and burned $50 bills as part of their therapy. He later became a group leader, built a cabin in the mountains near by, took occasional acid trips, and wrote in his diary: "This is such a weird place . . Somehow I'm still not dead, although for the first time in my life I've begun to look carefully at the possibility." On Feb. 9, 1971, in a craft shop on the grounds at Esalen...