Word: glamourize
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...when Robert Kennedy was near the crest of his primary election campaign, we selected Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein. He depicted Kennedy as an all-American hero in a comic book motif. When Raquel Welch was the cover subject in 1969, we might have chosen a glamour specialist. Instead, the assignment went to Frank Gallo, a sculptor with a satiric streak. He rendered Raquel lifesize, in a style reminiscent of a 19th century ship's figurehead...
...ropes of the beauty-contest system at the small-town level under the sponsorship of the Jaycees, the young businessmen's organization. Ironically, the judges on the local level are usually more competent than those at Atlantic City, where the panel is stacked with national celebrities to add glamour and prestige. Not all of them have taken their jobs entirely seriously. Publisher Bennett Cerf, a judge in 1958, was overheard to inquire, "Do you think they're all certified virgins?" No such assurances are sought, although such extreme measures are taken to separate the contestants from the male...
This year the glamour yearlings were those sired by Buckpasser, the 1966 horse of the year, who won 25 races and $1,462,014. The first big surprise of the auction came after only eleven horses had been sold, when a New Jersey computer magnate and racing novice paid $125,000 for a Native Dancer grandson. Having given his trainer authority to buy the horse, Joseph Taub was eating a leisurely dinner at the time the trainer spent his money. He returned from his meal to borrow a flashlight and inspect his new acquisition in a darkened stall. The highlight...
...article on the plight of the wild horse in America [July 12] was an excellent commentary on a disgusting situation. Perhaps we could convert our abundant supply of stray dogs into dog food, thereby sparing the wild horses and alleviating a growing menace to our cities. Of course, the glamour of a dog roundup could hardly match riding the range in a flat-bed truck...
Dame Margot still conveys expressive wonders with her exquisite arms, but she clearly is out of step with the acrobatic Cranko style, and her miming of anguish and passion looks rather like a put-on. Poème, in short, is less a tribute to her glamour than an unintentionally cruel exploitation of her age and fading skills...