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...been dead for almost a century. But his own paintings were much less formalized than Kōrin's. Hōitsu was an exquisite observer of small events: a patch of lichen on the pale bark of a branch, rendered with a diffused blot of malachite green; the lively flutter of peony leaves, each surrounded, with a kind of inlaid distinctness, by a barely noticeable fringe of untouched background...
...Shameful Blot...
...statement that the U.S. Army is still testing hallucinogenic drugs and alcohol "but only with animals" [Aug. 4] reveals a callous attitude. Without animals, most of mankind would perish. Using them for experimental purposes is immoral, unethical and a shameful blot on the uncivilized world of today...
...action, he concentrates so hard on anticipation and execution that he rarely knows who scores Flyer goals. That is part of his competitiveness: to blot out all else and focus on the assailant. "It's me against him," he explains. "It proves something when you make a save." Winning is something he is addicted to. "I hate losing," he says. "A good broad I don't mind. A good win I don't mind either...
...extracurricular ways and means of Wilbur Mills defy belief. His latest Foxe hunt through Boston's combat zone is a blot on the escutcheon of every Arkansan who voted for him and all who hope to see the return of honest and respectable government...