Word: dulling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...legends of King Arthur are a natural subject for novelists. T.H. White produced an eloquent contemporary version in The Once and Future King, and only two years ago, the late John Steinbeck's dull but competent retelling of Le Morte d'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory's 15th century compilation, was published. Now Thomas Berger offers still another rex redux, in the form of "a legendary novel." He might have done better to call it a haphazard parody...
...Congressmen on their tour. "The old elegance and grace are still there in the wide, tree-lined boulevards and the colonial-era buildings, but the place is badly in need of some paint, some renewal, some energy. The city is calm, quiet and green, but also poor, drab and dull. Whatever improvement in living standard there has been, if any, has not been dramatic. At night, Hanoi reverts to a kind of overgrown country village. Except for an occasional bicycle or a strolling policeman or two, there is virtually nobody on the silent, dark and lifeless streets...
...approach is to take everyting in stride and do what you want, and only that. Attend only required events, spend the rest of your time partying with a carefully selected group of equally cool people. Be polite, and willing to joke around, but don't hesitate to avoid obviously dull people and crowded parties with a lot of insecure types. Don't let anything bother you. If you stay cool, you can actually bother you. If you stay cool, you can actually enjoy the week, because you won't be frazzled or unnerved to fast. Pace yourself...
...really matter. If you don't do well, the University will recommend that you take a worthwhile reading comprehension course at the Bureau of Study Council. So the ends of this test are kindly, but the means are a drag. The material on the test is guaranteed to be dull (in '75 it was some drivel about English kings of the 12th Century and their legal practices, I think). And it's so damned early in the morning... Big hint: Look in the back of the reading for a summary. All the answers are there...
...Cavell, Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value (great title, eh?). A movie will be shown and analyzed, which sounds like it'll be about as much fun as an evening with Henny Youngman. Cavell is a brilliant guy, but his lecturing style tends towards the dull and the obscure. Another harbinger--this one of all the dull lectures you will attend. We recommend a pass on this one. You'd be better off doing what we've told you to do every other night so far, that is, party, flip through the course catalogue, smoke dope/play...