Word: gritted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pictures, done between 1968 and 1972, are among the solidest and least theatrical of Wyeth's work. They are also-to the extent that it is possible with naked flesh-puritanical pictures, chill in their contrasts of skin pallor and gloom, of skin against the resistant textures of grit, wood and opaque brown foliage. There is an edge of contrivance: Black Water, 1972, is much posed, and the profile of the body against its dark background is a trifle obvious as a metaphor of hills and undulant landscape. But in the best of these pictures, like The Sauna...
Fairway pundits have been trying to explain what makes Tom Weiskopf tick ever since he joined the professional golf tour in 1964. It became a clubhouse cliche that the rangy (6 ft. 3 in.) blond with the sweet swing had all the moves but none of the grit, cool or concentration of a true star. "We worry about Tom a lot," said one tour veteran. "We wonder if you looked in his ear whether you'd see daylight or cartoons or something...
...Untrue Grit...
...coastal commissions themselves. But so are conservationists. Meantime, developers are rushing to get their future projects approved by local authorities before the new rules take effect. In Sacramento, Sierra Club Lobbyist John Zierold, watching the number of building applications soar to record levels, says, "We just have to grit our teeth and bear...
...True Grit. John Wayne finally got his Oscar in this one, as much from sympathy as for his performance as Rooster Cogbura. First time on TV. CH. 5. 9 p.m. Color...