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Word: consciously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...time they organized their own table, and left mine. The Boring Table would involve a group of 10 to 12 patently uninteresting people eating together and sharing their political and artistic views. A prize, such as the latest issue of the Lampoon, would be given to the last remaining conscious individual, who would be designated the Most Boring Man/Woman of the Week...

Author: By Benjamin N. Smith, | Title: Trouble With Tables | 4/1/1986 | See Source »

...Soon you begin to want the play to go somewhere and the characters to develop noticeably or experience new events. But the characters in Romantic Comedy simply didn't change very much. Jason is as arrogant in the final scene as he is in the first. Perhaps a more conscious effort on the part of David Fisher to change his demeanor would improve this one-dimensionality, but the problem is probably inherent in the play...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: Plays Within Plays | 3/15/1986 | See Source »

...script that relies heavily on the juxtaposition of real horror and slapstick humor, Molotiu has taken the easy way out by emphasizing the gags and glossing over the play's dark side. In one sense, his choice was apt, for although his cast is wonderfully comic in a self-conscious way, most of the actors here seem incapable of any real depth...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: One Dark Night in Scotland | 3/14/1986 | See Source »

...color-conscious society. And as far ahead as I can see--in our lifetimes and in the lifetimes of our children and even our grandchildren--we will remain a color-conscious society...

Author: By Laura E. Gomez, | Title: Yes, We Actually Disagree | 3/13/1986 | See Source »

...such economies that give Lutece with its four dining rooms the air of a simple country bistro -- an aura that appeals to some, but not to others. The most decor-conscious shun it, but it attracts many celebrities such as Jack Lemmon, Woody Allen and Bill Blass. Says Blass: "I love it because it has great food and because it is a bistro. I like to stop at the kitchen window and talk to Andre about what we will eat. I also like not having to jump up and embrace someone every other minute, and I like seeing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: America's Best French Restaurant | 3/10/1986 | See Source »

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