Word: eyeful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...scaffolding, structural columns set 24 ft. apart, decorative columns 48 ft. apart. He lets these various grids overlap and collide, creating quirky niches and three- dimensional geometric cat's cradles everywhere. Inside, the experience of architectural structure is nearly kinetic: as you enter, a fake beam shoots past at eye level and simply stops in midair, cleanly cut off, while a fake column stops 10 ft. short of the floor, stalactite-like. Eisenman is relentless. His precisely orchestrated riot of pattern and angles continues even with the placement of fluorescent light fixtures in the basement, even in the arrangement...
When you think of spring sports, you may think of the crack of wood against cowhide. But keep your eye out for Jim Bowers and the Harvard sailing team...
...Sachs is far more than a collector of critical viewpoints. She sifts through stacks of mail and scans dozens of newspapers for offbeat events to write up in the section. A hot-air balloon pageant in New Mexico caught her eye, as did a ten-day sausage festival in Texas. Says Sachs: "People have tremendous enthusiasm for their events and are genuinely delighted to have them included...
...truce with the contras. "It was literally a photo opportunity," Bush said. Sure enough, Ortega's photographer rushed his shots to news organizations; the White House refused to release its own pictures. "We greeted. We shook hands. He had a firm handshake. He looked me in the eye. He did not lock on or anything like that. He was not defiant. We'd met before...
Last night's eye-opener should put an end to the crimson's complacency. Why try to explain a jinx? It's like explaining the origin of the universe or the motivation behind the blue and white deodorant Stick-Ups the Eli fans threw onto the ice after Blaeser's first goal...