Word: evil
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Extremists & Evil Propaganda." In Detroit, his first jet stop, Ike began way above the battle, though after careful briefing by Press Secretary Jim Hagerty on the United Auto Workers' crude antibigotry pamphlet (see Issues), he lashed out at "extremists" and "evil propaganda" that besmirched America's name...
...Greek temper is erratic, the Greek tempo seduces Durrell with its essential timelessness. Sky, sea and air are the only absolutes, and full absolution; Durrell is convinced that the Greeks live "beyond good and evil." The only space that matters to them is the spot they occupy. Asked the distance to a neighboring town, a Corfiote villager would reply with the number of cigarettes smoked in transit. With the reminder that "Poverty is the Tenth Muse" of Greece, Durrell makes the inevitable attempt to define the national character: It "is based on the idea of the impoverished and downtrodden little...
Franko plays his fiddle with the intensity of a young Dr. Miracle and has as well a sinewy tone and considerable technical agility. In fact, his performance of the cadenza of the first movement was quite marvellous and tempted me to revise my firm opinion that most candenzas are evil and should not be played under any circumstances...
...call to mind the "Love Slave" movies in which the hero finally escapes from his immoral torturers and flees to his faithful fiancee, or The Apartment, a later and more bitter Wilder satire with the same sort of ending, guaranteed to keep people from being too disturbed by the evil thoughts the movie has engendered. Wilder has made a very funny movie, one fit, unfortunately, for the whole family...
...Reformed Church panting through a skilfull rapid-fire translation on the opposite side of the platform. Evangelist Graham kept the pace fast and the presure high. "You have made a great cultural contribution to New York " he told them, "but now you must help throw back the forces of evil, in this city . . . Perhaps the Lord has allowed you to come to America* for this reason. Many churches in this country have lost their original enthusiasm for religion. You still have this enthusiasm, and you can make a great contribution...