Word: antic
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...Casey was offended by realistic the ater ("To hell with so-called realism, for it leads nowhere," he wrote) and in this blast at what he felt was wrong with Ireland, he let his antic imagination range and flow...
...business trip, entrusting Alvise to the care of his Aunt Lea (Lisa Gastoni). Zia Lea, a lithe beauty with raven hair and a creamy complexion, is vaguely dissatisfied with her lover of 15 years (Gabriele Ferzetti) and begins to take a more than consanguine interest in her antic charge on wheels...
...cracker barrel and iron stove in side. The title apparently has some obscure relevance in Westermann's mind to his reverence for honest workmanship. Says Westermann: "I think they are beautiful. They're comfortable and give your ankles support." Wet Flower is his imagination at its most antic. Stylized flowers droop over a stone inscribed: "The pain and glory are half the story, the rest being rain." Droplets of clear plastic drip on the inside of the glass. "It's a flower on a rainy day seen through a window," he says...
Negative Cube. The antic spirit that animates the earthworks movement has been cavorting in Manhattan for at least one year-ever since putty-nosed Claes Oldenburg, 39, dumfounded the city with his contribution to its outdoor sculpture festival. Oldenburg can always be counted on to do the unaccountable...
Every day, in every way, Dennis Dale McLain, 24, works overtime to bolster his growing reputation as an antic oddball. But out of his restless energy he has also managed to build another kind of record entirely. When he is not cracking wise or acting up, Denny McLain throws baseballs for the Detroit Tigers. In a summer when pitchers are dominating the big-league game, Denny is, in fact, dominating the pitchers. A few fans still call him "Super Flake" or "Mighty Mouth," but the sneers stop when he steps up on the mound. This season, as never before, Denny...