Word: enigmas
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...beguiled by Dorothy's mystery, her dangerous demands. To keep her family alive, Dorothy must surrender to Frank's depraved games. But even Frank is in the thrall of Ben (Dean Stockwell), an epicene drug dealer, who in turn is subject to the political power of a heavyset enigma in a yellow jacket. On that stroll in the woods, Jeffrey fell down the rabbit hole and found an inverted pyramid of moral monstrosity. "I am seeing something that was always hidden," he says. Now he can't take his eyes...
...sill and stops for a moment to have its picture taken. Helga is perched on a stool, her body erect, her fingers splayed under her haunches, her head averted toward her shadow on the wall, or toward an unseen lover. The work's title teases meaning out of enigma. Who are the lovers? Helga and the unseen figure? The model and her shadow? The artist and his model...
...utilizing his talent for "communication, conciliation and consensus in an unusually successful way." At the time, Pollster Patrick Caddell likened Cuomo to Sandy Koufax when he was riding the Dodger bench. Everyone knew Koufax had enormous potential. Then one day Koufax found his control and went from being an enigma to one of the most overwhelming pitchers ever. Cuomo, said Caddell, almost overnight became "one of the most awesome candidates I've ever dealt with...
...being an unknown quantity. It's true. I don't have any record of past decisions except being a candidate. But I don't think I am an enigma. I am not a traditional politician. So whatever I say is what I mean; it is not something else. I think I should follow my gut feelings. However, I still have to learn not to be too frank, not to give the truthful answer right away. I have these men around me who are just so overprotective. They say, "Should we let her speak...
AIDS is a medical enigma up to a point, but enough is known about it that a positive educational campaign based on what is known already had an immense effect in reducing the rate of its spread. According to Dr. Forstein, sexually- transmitted diseases have decreased by 75 to 80 percent in the gay community in the last two years, much of this decrease resulting directly from AIDS education. But as long as people are putting themselves and others at unecessary risk without a clear awareness of that risk, there is a long road ahead. The Crimson does well...