Word: eye
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...originally made his reputation in Mao's native province of Hunan; he caught the Chairman's eye with his performance as an agriculture expert and administrator of the major central Chinese province of 50 million. The burly, amiable Premier (now in his mid-50s) is generally regarded as a moderating influence in the party; presumably he will carry on with Mao's principal policies-pragmatic independence in foreign relations and concentration on agriculture at home. As chief editor of Mao's works, Hua is in a unique position to serve as ideological arbiter of the Chairman...
Well, Altman's legend will not stand on this little contestant, no matter how much Vincent Canby cheers her on from the sidelines. But chalk it up mostly to Altman's never-failing eye for realism. Because once having chosen this metaphor--a band of bad actors for a generation of gun-slingers--Altman portrays an acting troupe as he knows most of them to be--generally hungover, self-deluding, myth-gobbling and over-rated. So the real question remains: why choose this metaphor in the first place? Maybe Altman just wanted to give his real actors an improvising...
...impressive. There was a terrific article about who was doing the best job covering Carter, entitled "The Best Crystal Balls on the Bus." In a survey of bizarre editorial writing, More came across the Philadelphia Daily News's Richard Aregood, who plugs away at strange causes in an extremely eye-catching way. The seeming abundance of Jews in the media was explored. The magazine was littered with loot, almost as if More's editors had collected little gems for the past few years and decided all at once to show us their splendid collection...
Harvard also had to keep an eye on Cornell. It won in spite of the weather, not because of it, out-playing the Crimson. "They adjusted better to the conditions than we did," Ford said after the game...
...clock commuter rush of the Chicago and North Western Station, Rosalynn Carter, rustling up votes for her husband, was confronted with a surly question: "Are you running for First Lady?" She looked the man in the eye and retorted, with a trace of defiance, "Yes!" She added, "There are so many things that need to be done in this country-so much in mental health, for the elderly. It excites me to think that I could help." The hostile questioner pressed her to justify why her promises had anything to do with JimmyCarter's campaign. "Because," she said evenly...