Word: beards
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stained canvas, sewn together with an offhand and improvisatory air, misled some critics into thinking of him as a kind of craftsy '60s bricoleur fiddling with mandalas by the seaside. (The sight of Shields, 6 ft. 4 in., with his shaven bronze dome of a head, nautical beard and Queequeg-like mien, daintily stitching in a studio littered with harpoons and coot decoys, is one of the more striking images of role reversal the art world affords.) In fact, his imagination goes far beyond that: it has a sparkling, lyric quality, which comes not so much from preordained imagery...
...spends all his time telling people he's not a Mexican. Nobody really cares, but Martinez goes on and on saying he is a U.S. citizen with Argentine bloodlines. Martinez was growling that his recruiting officer sold him out. "I hate the Marines," he said. "I want my beard back! I want hair! My time is up in February 1985, and I ain't looking back, man. I wanted combat engineering. I wanted to be somebody when I got out. They give me infantry. So what are my skills? I could be a security guard, or I could...
...strides through Metropolis with a heavy, sexy gait, as if John Wayne had just discovered his libido. A three-day beard prickles the lantern jaw. His hair has lost that Wildroot sheen, and the brilliant red cape has turned a dirty maroon. Even the cape's bold insignia looks tarnished: the S coils like a sinister serpent. From every corner of the Big Apricot, citizens avert their eyes, hardly daring to whisper: Can this be ... Superman...
...told police a tale with a twist straight out of Charles Dickens. He said the leader of the gang of some 20 young men, ranging in age from 15 to 25, was Spencer Sawyer, 31, a maintenance supervisor. An imposing figure at 6 ft., 230 Ibs., with a full beard and shaven head, Sawyer had formed the nucleus of his gang while coaching a Little League team about seven years ago. The gang members said he plied them, when they were only ten to twelve years old, with cash and drugs. By 1981 a growing circle of young men felt...
...that I became a science reporter because I love mysteries. But after seeing the workshops, I've decided that some mysteries should be left alone. Discovering that Darth Vader's dread Death Star is a ball of plastic is a bit like learning that Santa's beard is fake." At home, Thompson prefers the simple way of life. A traditional grandfather clock stands in his living room, and he drives a 1973 VW bug. Says he: "At least I can understand the car's innards...