Word: greys
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...huge storybook page being turned. One moment, we see a confrontation between a young black man and old Sheriff Wade, ages ago, in a bar. Then the camera sweeps upward slowly--and we're staring in the face of Sheriff Sam Deeds, present-tense, listening to the same, now grey-templed man recount the story...
...member of the staff of the Radcliffe News, I got a coveted press pass to hear Winston Churchill speak in the Yard and then receive an honorary degree in Sanders Theatre on September 6, 1943. Churchill wore a grey suit with a black bow tie, Oxford hat and a red academic gown which draped around him like a kimono. The academic ceremony pulled out all stops, from the magnificent sheriff of Middlesex County to then-president James B. Conant '14 awarding the degree in his nasal voice: "by virtue of the authority delegated...
Ethnic studies would complicate our perceptions on race. And that's what all good scholarship does. It helps us see the shades of grey in every picture. That doesn't sound very separatist. It sounds like people just want to learn more about other people, maybe get rid of some stereotypes...
...report of protests against gambling [NATION, April 1] hit the jackpot! Fast-paced, highly addictive casino-type gambling is being pushed onto citizens by the industry and certain political officials across America. Thanks to leaders like activist Thomas Grey, efforts to legalize casinos, riverboats or slots at tracks are being thwarted. The coalition to block gambling extends to many business groups that understand that the discretionary dollar goes only so far. As people spend their money on new gambling games, they are less likely to go to restaurants and movies. CHRISTOPHER J. MCCABE, State Senator Annapolis, Maryland...
...Fargo" opens with a lonely shot of a highway cutting across the frozen plains of the midwest. In the distance, the line of the horizon is blurred by the grey sky and snow-covered ground. This may be the only scene in the film without clearly defined visual and narrative lines. Instead a cold, dark mood takes hold. Somwhere in the distance, the Coens seem to be telling us, awful things are about to happen, and we're going to be witnesses...