Word: colorism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...astronauts compensated for the uninspiring conversations with Houston during several performances in front of their color television camera?something that apparently can bring out the ham in any man. At one point, Collins said: "O.K., world. Hang onto your hat. I'm going to turn you upside down." As Collins rotated his camera, keeping it pointed toward the earth, the blue and white planet took an erratic 180° turn on earth-based TV screens. "I'm making myself seasick," Collins called to Houston. "I'm going to put you right side up." The earth promptly performed another lazy turn...
...Germans noted that it was Wernher von Braun who had labored a quarter-century to perfect a rocket that could carry men to the moon. Russians were gratified that the American astronauts carried to the moon medals awarded posthumously to two Soviet cosmonauts, Yuri Gagarin and Vladimir Komarov. Color television sets were virtually sold out in Japan...
...Master's Choice. Testifying before Senator George McGovern's Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, the all-purpose crusader accused the food industry of doctoring its products for taste, color and texture at the expense of purity and quality. Claiming that the industry adds unnecessary and possibly dangerous ingredients to foods, he charged it with endangering the health of the American public. Said Nader: "The silent violence of harmful food products ranges from minor discomforts to erosion of bodily processes, shortening of life or sudden death...
...this is reflected in a sumptuous summer-long exhibition entitled "The Past Rediscovered: French Painting 1800-1900" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The show provides a rare opportunity for reacquaintance and reassessment (see color). Paintings by both major and minor figures, including seven loaned by the Louvre, have been arranged in chronological sequence, thereby skillfully re-creating a vigorous esthetic dialogue reflected on canvas...
...avoid monotony, the houses have different window arrangements and varied heights, as well as variety of color...