Word: fittings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Divorce may serve as an assurance that she is not alone in her struggle to set her own priorities and follow them. The institution of marriage has failed Braudy, as it may fail others. A glimpse into her life provides an alternative for those who feel they cannot fit into the often stiff framework of marriage, and hope for those striving primarily to be accepted in a man's world...
Isaac, who had been proposed for a position solely in Afro and had expressed no interest in becoming the department's chairman, did not fit into any of the categories for ad hoc consideration, the report alleges...
...Yale," our friend says, "has a very well-defined, academic kind of decadence--you know, a blow-out party, kegs of beer, people throwing up. Just standard collegiate stuff." A local phenomenon called "gatoring" seems to fit this category; gatoring is a kind of dance, usually performed by two or more males, that involves the prominent display of genitalia. But the dance is only a subcategory of a larger practice the Yale Daily News Magazine calls "sloaning (attracting public attention to ones genitals...
...Concord Avenue, carpeted, bookshelved, same fake wood paneling as everything else, spattered with flag plaques and Statue of Liberty trophies, with typewriters pittering in the outer offices, and a casual hum of secretaries. The jowled, paunchy, business-suited Robert Welch of the Society's official portrait would have fit right in here--a solid, substantial businessman you would want to make candy for your kids. But the frail, pale just-this-side-of-the-nursing-home Robert Welch who told me he was "too busy to talk--all these manuscripts to go over, they need guidance from me, the monthly...
...kind of cortesia Castiglione would have recognized. The only serious miscasting was the Duke of Venice himself (David Garcia) who lacked the eloquence to make his magnanimity seem better than a sham. Graziano (Dan Riviera) left his role in a shambles, just a little too rasping and sinister to fit in with the overarching Shakespearean theme...