Word: charming
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Halberstam intended merely to write a pleasant fable of American political life, he would have done well as an entertainer; happily, he has done more than that, and succeeded on both counts. For Levine's uniqueness, his drive as a character, comes not from his charm or his vision or his money, but from his Jewishness. He exudes Jewishness--not the Orthodox-rabbi variety, but the every-day brand, with all the stereotypical strengths and weaknesses. But Levine is not a cardboard man; he snatches up all the stereotypes in himself and twists them, turns them around, shatters them...
...York's Seductive Charm...
...Texan who spent the summer studying there, I found your article on New York [Aug. 21] exhilarating. It touched me and, oddly, left me with a feeling of pride for a city that isn't, by birth, mine. That, perhaps, is New York's most seductive charm: in one way or another, it belongs to anyone who wishes to claim...
...York's Second District, on Long Island, is considered one of the natural habitats for elephants. But young Thomas Downey, with energy and charm, claimed the place in 1974 for the Democrats. At the ripe old age of 29, he has a good chance of hanging on. In the next days he will tramp his district from dawn to sunset. He will attend the Mother Cabrini Festival and countless block parties. Downey will loiter at the commuter train stations, roll through areas in his mobile van. Every voter will be invited to a Sunday-morning tea at his parents...
...river just after warning Hawn that it is slippery. At no other point is he given anything even remotely funny to say or do. It is hard to remember when a talented comic had fewer moments of risibility. He should thank his genes for the natural ease and charm he has to fall back upon. They allow him to sink bemusedly into the scenery without recourse to the desperation moves a lesser man might try. As a result Chase will doubtless live to fight for a life upon the silver screen at least one more...