Word: bland
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Though he was never a "political artist" as such, a political current --generally of a milky, liberal kind--surfaces in Rosenquist's work. It produced a number of bland icons but one real masterpiece as well: F-111, 1965, the 86-ft.-long, multipanel anti-Viet Nam mural that caused a hullabaloo when the Metropolitan Museum chose to exhibit it in the '60s. Unlike most political art of the time, it looks unpolemical at first, and that is the source of its power. It sums up Rosenquist's vision of America as an Eden compromised by its own violence...
...million in the mid-1970s to 1.65 million. . More telling, Bologna is the only large city that still has a Communist mayor. In 1976 there were five, including Rome and Naples. The chances of a party resurgence seem slim under the current leadership of Alessandro Natta, who is bland and unforceful...
...Such bland dismissals outraged civil rights advocates. William Taylor, director of the Center for National Policy Review, a pro-civil rights group, called Reynolds' statement "another example of his putting himself above the law." Said Taylor: "Nobody can look at these decisions in good conscience and say, 'We don't have to change our legal position...
...movie at first seems bland, a simple, boring tale: Leo Fang (Peter Wang) decides to return to China with his family to visit his sister whom he has not seen since the Revolution. Affluent and Americanized, Fang retains little of his heritage other than the language and memories. Meanwhile, Mrs. Chao (Shen Guanglan), Fang's sister, awaits his visit in a land full of history and change...
Reporter-Researcher Elizabeth Bland, who worked on the story in New York City with Contributor Jay Cocks, found herself recalling one of the more memorable weddings she attended as a guest. "It was at a public park on the banks of the Mississippi in Memphis. The couple hadn't asked the city for permission, so the bride's little brothers got there early to make sure the area was clean." Bland says: "The large-scale weddings popular now are stylish, but they shouldn't have to be costly to be meaningful. They place too great an emphasis on money...