Word: calloused
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...biggest, coldest, and most callous city in the world, this mighty mite--part-Italian, part-Jewish, and very poor by birth--had endeared himself to millions of metropolitan hearts. His willingness to express himself frankly and enthusiastically on any subject imaginable had gained Fiorello H. La Guardia the reputation of complete honesty and sincerity among his fellow New Yorkers and among his many admirers all through the country...
...daughter into the limelight. Their fate-not having the full force of the play behind it -seems manipulated, its effect on Juno mawkish. But it is proof of O'Casey's real power that his Paycock should remain comic from start to finish. The Paycock is a callous wastrel for whom O'Casey has only bitter scorn; but he is a born "character," and O'Casey lets him cut his capers without ever railing...
Naturally a swarm of newshawks, callous to the delicate distinctions of science, bore down on Dr. Pincus to find out how soon mammalian parthenogenesis could be applied to humans. The scientist dodged these embarrassing queries. A spokesman for him huffed: "Dr. Pincus' work will make possible certain manipulations and experiments which will aid in the study of cellular and biological growth. It is ridiculous to even think that such work could be done with human beings. This work will in no way affect the manner of living or customs...
...Hapgood's fellow travelers the one who comes off best is, curiously enough, Mabel Dodge Luhan. He admits that she is sometimes caustic, callous, rude, jealous, possessive, vindictive, and worse. But he knows that these traits stem from her "eager love of 'It'-the infinite-with which she wants to be naturally, strongly, connected. She wants to repose quietly and physically on the bosom of God." That Hutchins "Hapgood can understand...
...most people this seems to be merely a gross grab for power-terrific cost to Miner Lewis' own followers as well as to the whole U. S. The unreconstructed New York Sun for once thundered for what appeared to be a majority: "THE CALLOUS SELFISHNESS OF JOHN L. LEWIS. When a union calls a nationwide strike . . . that is bound to affect millions " . . that union must be prepared to submit a strong case to the public. . . . What sort of case has John L. Lewis? ... He is willing to see 400,000 miners quit work and millions of the public deprived...