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Word: dulles (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...colorizing is popular," writes the New York Times's Richard Mooney, "it will inevitably drive the original versions out of circulation." The sheer volume and, with improvements, prettiness of colorization will dull the taste, then the demand for the original. "What worries me," says Producer George Stevens Jr., "is that, psychologically, the films will cease to exist in black and white. The new version will replace the old in the public's mind." In short: the market shapes tastes; a corrupt market will corrupt tastes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Casablanca In Color? I'm Shocked, Shocked! | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

What confronts the customer at the stockroom counter is "16+5," a disturbing combination of bright purple and yellow, dull gold and dark purple lines. Five large squares emerge from a combination of the sixteen, hence the title...

Author: By Margaret Seaver, | Title: Unexpected Art in Unlikely Places | 1/9/1987 | See Source »

...MOST boring period in all of history: the Victorian Era. A time of chastity, of temperence, and of virtue. Of staid manners and reverence for the Queen. Nothing if not dull...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: A Victorian Big-Budget Spectacular | 12/12/1986 | See Source »

...Brown the hockey team ain't that inspiring, either. Last night, under the deadly dull dome of Meehan Auditorium, the Harvard men's hockey team stumbled its way to a 3-2 victory over the Bruins...

Author: By Nick Wurf, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Escape Bruins' Lair, 3-2 | 12/11/1986 | See Source »

...mediocrity doesn't necessarily breed dull games, and the heavily bundled sell-out crowd at the Stadium should have a good game to look forward to. For the third straight weekend, the weather could play a major role in the Harvard contest...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: The Season Begins and Ends Today | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

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