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...study of a large group of compounds known as boranes doesn't have the glamour of medical research or the mystique of the theory of relativity. Lipscombe's work, however, was fundamental because it answered questions about the basic and formerly unknown nature of a large group of chemical bonds...
...spectacle no to virtuosity no to transformations and magic and make-believe no to the glamour and transcendency of the star image no to the heroic no to the anti-heroic no to trash imagery no to involvement of performer or spectator no to style no to camp no to seduction of spectator by the wiles of the performer no to eccentricity no to moving or being moved...
...inspiration of Sey Chassler, 56, editor in chief of Redbook. After state equal rights amendments went down to defeat in New York and New Jersey last November, Chassler got on the phone and set up a meeting with the editors of Ms., McCall's, Woman's Day, Glamour and Cosmopolitan to discuss running stories on the ERA timed for the Bicentennial. The group then wrote the editors at other women's magazines asking them to join the effort. Even Chassler was impressed by the concerted response in print. Says he: "Most of the editors are women...
...degenerated into a trade fair, riddled with favoritism and lobbying. The prize system came under attack for setting artists against each other like cocks in a pit and serving only the dealers' interests. None of the slightly tacky glamour of the Biennale, with its conspiratorial gossip, could restore its lost prestige. Even the system of national exhibitions, organized by the cultural attaches of the world, took on a form of threadbare officialese. In 1968 the prizes were abandoned, but Italian students, demonstrating against "cultural imperialism," almost closed the Biennale. Then, woefully unsure of itself, the festival staggered toward...
...grande dame v. the showgirl v. the teenybopper. As the experts see it, the women's gymnastics competition in Montreal is a three-way toss-up-with a half-twist, double back somersault, of course. Returning to defend her championship in what has become the glamour-girl event for Olympic TV audiences is Russia's Ludmilla Turishcheva, 23, the all-round competition gold-medalist at Munich, renowned for her controlled grace and classical repertory. The cameraman's favorite will be Turishcheva's celebrated teammate, Firefly Olga Korbut, 21, who flipped, tumbled, smiled and cried both herself...