Word: gothicisms
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...June 11-24). Flashiest streak for the industry: the past six weeks, every one of which earned $100 million in the U.S. Moviegoers were still lining up to see Rocky III ($75 million in six weeks), Conan the Barbarian ($39 million in eight weeks), Spielberg's suburban gothic chiller Poltergeist ($39.5 million in five weeks), and the surprise hit of the spring, the basement-budget Porky's ($100 million in 16 weeks...
...hear Roger Angell read from his works. We did not leave enough time for the rather lengthy Green line ride, so by the time we trudged up Comm. Ave., the session had already started. As we approached Gasson Hall, we all noticed a striking sight: Visible in the rightmost gothic window of the stately church was a slouching, balding, bespectacled man speaking from the altar. Roger Angell was preaching baseball...
...Ozark Mountains. An almost transparent structure of mostly timber and glass, it seems to be one with the surrounding woods and rocks. The chapel's architect, E. Fay Jones of Fayetteville, Ark., who studied with Frank Lloyd Wright, describes it as a kind of reversal of gothic cathedral architecture. The trusses inside the structure form a repetitive, rhythmic lattice pattern as evocative as a Bach fugue...
...Gestapo in wimples. Among those destined to burn in hell are Roman Polanski, Big John Holmes, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. On Broadway and off, these glosses on Catholic dogma are raising smiles, nostalgic shudders and the occasional hackle, as young playwrights sculpt wicked ironies from the gothic fantasies of their parochial school youth. Last week two new "Catholic plays" joined the pair already on the New York boards. No doubt about it: nuns' stories are paving the Great White...
...redesigned hundreds of legal forms and loan applications for such companies as Citibank, 3M and Pitney Bowes. Working with firms specializing in accounting, behavioral research and readability, Siegel & Gale came up with forms designed for the convenience of the taxpayer rather than the tax collector. The typeface is Franklin Gothic for the main heads, the same headline type used in this magazine. The text type is Century Schoolbook, a highly legible face that was developed more than 60 years ago. The designers use ample white space to give their work freshness and clarity. They have added a bright red color...