Word: high
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...surprisingly, the two manage to survive their adventure with only a sustained high. This episode, typical of the acknowledged "Prince of Gonzo," can be found in the title piece of his first book in six years, The Great Shark Hunt...
...have formed a "co-prosperity sphere" in Hackett's rosy future, and play no part in the war. Valiant Afrikaaners defend their homeland from the incompetent assaults of Soviet-supplied Namibians and Zimbabwians. As the Soviet drive into West Germany falters, Soviet satellites rebel, soldiers stop fighting, and a high-level coup in the Kremlin leads to a break-up of the entire Soviet Union--the internal contradictions of Marxism-Leninism, y'know...
...Such high-toned criticism ignores the value of an observer (and often participant) like Thompson, who, instead of couching his accounts in detached and restrained tones and carefully excising any references to personal experiences, writes spontaneously and subjectively, with a minimum of pretense, refinement and distillation...
This time around, however, director Gerald Freedman has not skimped on the titular tempest. The ship's crew stands on deck, swaying in unison. The foreyard and rope ladders are raised, and the sound of eight bells signals high noon. The sky darkens and one hell of a storm strikes. The crew and noble passengers are eventually pitched into the roiling sea, represented by the violent agitation of a huge black cloth, and are saved from drowning by a bevy of naiads in turquoise body-stockings...
...contain a 10,000-volume library, a concert hall for 1,200, two 250-seat movie theaters and even a discothèque. Already scheduled are performances by the Bolshoi and Kirov ballet companies and by the Beryozhka folk dancers. One bit of bad news for devotees of the high life: there will be no beer halls like the popular one in Montreal...