Word: affair
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Indeed, Simon himself does not always feel confident about his talent. Reinforcing this sense of insecurity is his love-hate affair with the drama critics. Some invariably like his work; others, he declares, walk into the theater hating the play. Claiming he lacks confidence, he willingly accepts the verdicts of those he respects. "I like critics who say to me, 'This is valid, I like it, but you need more work,'" he remarks. However, Simon often finds the opinions of reviewers contradictory or otherwise unhelpful; and then he stops listening to them. "Critics want everything to be either comedy...
...game we knew as kids. It brings to mind a time when you wanted to be alone as a child. It was a time when the game first became serious, when you first became involved. And if that sounds like a love affair now, that's exactly what...
...four teams you would expect to be there--Harvard, Northeastern, Boston College and Boston University--will compete in the two-day affair (March 16-17) at old, cold but roomy Boston Arena, where the men's tournament was first held...
City Councilor Mary Ellen Preusser announced she was "fed up" with the University, and filed the motion which passed Monday night. It challenges the constitutionality of the seventh vote rule and establishes the new zoning requirement for the Square. The affair obviously did not have to turn into the brouhaha that it became. The University would have had ample opportunity for consultation if it had any channels of communication open with the city...
...diner in 1968. Both the time frame and the tripped-out pomposity bring to mind the sixties marijuana generation. Background music is provided by the likes of B.B. King and Tammy Wynette, and I kept thinking of those late-night stoned raves in which you immortalize your first love affair on film in your head and try to match its moments to your favorite songs: "And then, after our fourth fight, when I'm crossing Boylston Street and I see him I'd play 'Walk On By'...Brilliant...