Word: fashion
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Certainly the stranger had at his brush tip not only Titian's designs but also all the secrets of Tintoretto's theatrical fireworks and Correggio's dramatic lighting as well. Soon even the proud churches of Toledo were vying for his works. In lordly fashion, The Greek moved into the royal suite of the Marqués de Villena's palace, turned it into a museum of his own works and made it his studio and home...
...weeks ago, a lady looking for a dinosaur called up the Student Employment Office. In charge of a local fashion show, she wanted to hire someone to appear in a dinosaur suit "for atmosphere." A suitable person was supplied the same day her call was received...
...president of the Chamber of Deputies, for appealing to King Feisal II to withdraw from the Baghdad Pact. The 21-year-old King opened Parliament, in a speech from the throne that Nuri had written for him, by declaring martial law in all Iraq, and incidentally, in usual Arab fashion, called for the "elimination of Israel." When no fewer than 40 Deputies clamored to speak, to debate Iraq's foreign policy, the government swiftly and summarily suspended Parliament for a month...
...Magnificent Seven (Toho; Columbia). Arms and the men have seldom been more stirringly sung than in this tale of bold emprise in old Nippon. In his latest film, Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon) has plucked the epic string. And though at times, in the usual Japanese fashion, some dismal flats and rather hysterical sharps can be heard, the lay of this Oriental minstrel has a martial thrum and fervor that should be readily understood even in those parts of the world that do not speak the story's language. Violence, as Kurosawa eloquently speaks it, is a universal language...
...unproven but experienced Crimson basketball team should open its season in winning fashion tonight when it encounters a weak Wesleyan five, at 8:15 in the Alumni Field House at Middletown, Conn...