Word: fatalism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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High Bidding. Lieberson was also concerned that the record world seemed to be "drinking that fatal glass of beer" that many movie studios had taken-a switch in emphasis from artistic control to mere entrepreneurism. Like other large record companies, Columbia under Davis had moved more and more into the distributorship of smaller labels (Stax, Philadelphia International, Monument), more and more into high bidding for established stars (Neil Diamond and Laura Nyro for multimillion dollar deals) and less into its own experimentation and development of talent...
...fatal shooting of four Kent State University students by Ohio National Guardsmen in May 1970 is a tragedy that has never been satisfactorily explained, and until recently there was little hope that it ever would be. The state grand jury that investigated the killings indicted 25 students and others for acts of rioting and other violations, some of which presumably provoked the Guardsmen's rifle fire; 23 of them were eventually cleared. None of the Guardsmen or their officers were ever legally charged with violations, though their conduct was sharply criticized by FBI investigations and a presidential commission headed...
...nonsurgical areas, medical practice is still more imprecise. Many a diagnosis presents real difficulties. But since many cases of appendicitis are missed (some with fatal results) and so many heart attacks are misdiagnosed as indigestion, the gun-shy doctor freely orders batteries of tests to reinforce his diagnosis. With so much medical care now at least partially covered by some form of insurance, few doctors bother to reckon what these tests will cost...
Raynor's tying shot came with 21 seconds left. Harvard managed one poor last-ditch corner shot by Arnie Needleman and Beattie grabbed the rebound and called the fatal time...
This whole conglomeration of styles and usages and subjects and techniques points out one crucial fact: there's a lot more to photography than just your instamatic or even your Nikon. Where Lady Eastlake made her fatal mistake was in ignoring the creative mind of the artist standing behind that machine. The very real excitement of all the many and varied pieces of photographic art in Newly Re-Created proclaim to the world the powerful, energetic force of the creative mind...