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...standards, and not as a "wandering troubador of the Twenties," when "one followed the line of one's sexual impulse without a backward look at what was moral, responsible or remotely desirable for society." Millett's "critical misdemeanor" with Lawrence is treating him out of sequence "to conceal the pilgrimage, hide the life, cover over that emotional odyssey which took him from adoration of the woman to outright lust for her murder, then took him back to worship her beauty, even her procreative beauty...
...novel (clearly autobiographical, though unnecessary pains are taken to conceal the most obvious identities) opens, Randy Harris, the main character, finds himself in an encounter group, during which he is required to undress. Randy, childhood victim of an uncle who once exclaimed "Got your nose" and unmercifully tore it from his face, is forced to deal with his uncovered rig as well as his intimidating appearance. In one of the most brutal moments of contemporary fiction, Randy comes to understand both his vulnerability as well as a higher reality which is blind to physical difference...
Yesterday, Jacobs could hardly conceal his delight at the furor his price cuts have caused. "We should be given a medal for giving the students a break," he said, "If someone wants to be a damn fool and rent a store with high overhead and all kinds of administrative costs, let him try. We're not here for philanthropy. We can make money at 3-2-1. We can make money at 21/2 cents a copy...
OVER a period of months, the man has seemed somehow different at successive appearances, to be undergoing an almost imperceptible process of change. Observers thought that he looked a bit less jowly, more confident, more appealing. Last week, in his televised session with network correspondents, makeup could not conceal a puffiness under the eyes. His presence may never be exactly magisterial, but on the whole, Richard Nixon looks more, well, presidential than he ever...
...Burr crossed the Yard yesterday with his colleague, John M. Blum '43, it was difficult for either to conceal their pleasure at the knowledge that they had kept the name of their choice secret from December 13 until last week...