Word: dullness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...characters who had grown to the enormous proportions of their reputation could be so tiny in real life. Baker, the tallest, couldn't be more than 5'8". He and Clapton hid in a corner of the room trying, impossibly, to remain inconspicuous. Baker--chalk skin set off beneath dull orange hair, black motorcycle jacket, high heeled boots and fingers almost hidden in silver and gold rings. Clapton in blue velvet pants, white silk socks and patent leather buckle shoes. Brocaded vest and fingernails longer than a Japanese dowager's. At the other end of the room was Bruce, sullen...
...mine he has inherited, does little to suggest that he is Greek (which in this version, unlike the film, he is). But like Miss Karnilova, he compensates handily. As Niko, the man Zorba teaches how to live, Cunningham works hard to make his characterization more than the dull stiff it easily could be. He is, of course, helped out by the writing. Joseph Stein, the author of the show's book, establishes Niko quickly in the second scene and never allows him to fade from view after that. (As in his book for Fiddler, Stein never lets any character slip...
Does this mean anything? For one thing, guardianless orphans under 16 have been kicked in the pants by the "R" classification. The ratings don't help the Catholic Church much either. Every time the going was dull in the drama pages of the Times, the Catholics' own board of censors could go and announce a "C" (condemned for everybody) rating for some movie like Blow-Up or Rosemary's Baby. Those days may have passed forever...
...manager on a visit to Hawaii in 1964, he was persuaded to move to Japan and train for the ring. In Tokyo, he shivered through the cold, dank winter, struggling to learn the language and get accustomed to the unfamiliar food. All work and no poi made Takamiyama a dull boy. He dutifully performed an apprentice's chores, such as scrubbing senior wrestlers' backs, and spent long hours toughening his body by slamming against a wooden pillar...
...wanted to bring in speakers who would forcefully raise issues. Translated into concrete terms, we wanted exciting speakers. Many lectures are not heard because they are dull. We want our lectures to be heard, so we have selected speakers who are not dull...