Word: exploitationism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Out of the Tureen. Yet artists managed to, at first by subterfuge. A sculptor might rent a loft for $100 or less a month, clean it out and install a folding bed that could disappear against the wall if a building inspector called. He had no security of tenure. The...
The 81-year-old Randolph was a pioneer radical, civil rights, and labor organizer. In 1917 he helped found a Socialist magazine, The Messenger, which campaigned stridently against racism and economic exploitation of blacks.
He appears the very model of the Southern politician: balding, rather stout, a devoted Democrat who dutifully worked his way up through party ranks. He spent twelve patient, hard-working years in the state senate and four years as lieutenant governor. In a gubernatorial campaign rife with racial overtones, West...
Along with its environmental advantages, however, Powercel II faces major commercial disadvantages. The high cost of electricity produced by the prototype is the result of expensive, intricate equipment. Another problem is the shortage of natural gas. Powercel's backers say the cost will become competitive with large-scale use...
The story-line concerns the way the filming overlaps (and interferes) with their lives. Burke maintains a strict flatness of characterization (for better thematic manipulation) with actors who play to the camera rather than to each other and remain generally inexpressive (for avoiding existential schmaltz) in dramatic situations. Strangely, however...