Word: californianism
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...hour film tribute for a Lincoln Center gala honoring the comedian. "I had more pleasure looking at Hope's films than making any film I've ever made," Allen says. "I think he's just a great, huge talent. Part of what I like about him is that flippant, Californian, obsessed-with-golf striding through life. His not caring about the serious side at all. That's very seductive to me. I would feel fine making a picture like Sleeper tomorrow, but I get the feeling the audience would be disappointed. They expect something else from...
...journalism. The Democrats stopped Estes Kefauver, but the G.O.P. accepted Dwight Eisenhower. In the end, it mattered less to the delegates that Ike was only a nominal Republican than that he was a genuine war hero with a dazzling, telegenic grin. His running mate, almost incidentally, was a young Californian named Richard Nixon, whose seats in the House and Senate had been won with the help of the Los Angeles Times...
...play any of three Elis who have battled at number one in different matches throughout the year. He might play schizophrenic Cary Leeds, a giant killer in the best of form, and a victim of dwarfs in the worst. He must also play Billy Brady, another incinsistent netman. Californian John Stiepel has also volleyed at number one for Yale, but will probably play down the order since Pompan seems to have his number. In more than six previous meetings, Pompan beat Stiepel, almost always in tight three set matches...
After dropping the first set in a tiebreaker, the sophomore had to serve his way out of a jam at 5-all, 5-40 in the second. The Californian put away two volleys and went on to win that game, then broke Weise's serve in a marathon game to take the set. After that, Pompan rolled, tying the team match at three apiece...
...economy," eagerly explaining to his roommate "what we should do." That he is not alone in his lunacy in this day of laughable Laffer curves" and state calls for Constitutional amendments on national economic policy is the most that can be said in defense of the endlessly adaptable Californian...