Word: forme
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sounds, mere labels? Names are loved and hated as though they were animate. Kids may still be taught that only sticks and stones break bones, but grown-ups behave as though names are powerful agents for good or ill. In the adult world, name-calling is considered the dirtiest form of fight. Elaborate libel laws rest on the premise that a name can do real damage. Individuals clearly expect a variety of benefits when they take on new names. For Ellen Cooperman, becoming Ellen Cooperperson was ostensibly indispensable to her liberation. When he planned to run for Governor, Maryland Attorney...
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, on the goals of young European directors like himself: "We want to find a form that doesn't empty audiences' heads and make them stupid...
...ruling class. We are the insiders who have chosen to stand in the doorway and criticize the organization. Our comic pose is superior. It says, 'I'm better than you and I'm going to destroy you.' It's an offensive, very aggressive form of humor...
Second Baseman Joe Morgan, twice the National League's Most Valuable Player, has suffered a series of injuries that has left him far off form. A solid hitter, Morgan can usually be counted upon for 20 home runs and three times as many stolen bases. This season he is hitting .260, has had just one home run since May 19 for a season total of eight. He has not stolen a base since mid-June. Centerfielder Cesar Geronimo, four-time Gold Glove winner, has been hurt too, further weakening the team up the middle...
...Olympian heights. The driving delicacy of Roy Bittan's piano, Danny Federici's flights of rough-and-tumble fantasy on the organ, and the hang-tough beat of Max Weinberg's drums, Garry Tallent's sinuous, serpentine bass lines and the roistering guitar of Miami Steve Van Zandt form the firm foundation. The wailing, extravagant sax solos by Clarence Clemens cut jolting, joking arabesques around the Boss's lead guitar and vocals, which are the main attraction, and the most seismic in the business...