Word: hinting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Rare is the day that Giuliani's name does not appear in the papers. He is media savvy, not overtly calculating. He loves to talk (he does so with unselfconscious self-absorption), to expatiate in professorial detail (with the slightest hint of a lisp). He is also a modern haiku master who can distill a complicated answer into a crisp, 15-second sound bite. When necessary, he can be circumspect. After Giuliani testified at a recent hearing in New York on medical malpractice, one reporter tried to engage him in debate about the Mafia. He smiled mischievously. "Remember the rules...
...Philistine vary from Sixties bubblegum pop and the Mysterians' "Can't Get Enough Of You Baby" to the funkless salsa of "Take" to the pretentious folk of the Roche's "Hammond Song" to the lounge jazz of "Sorry." The Colourfield almost manages to pull off the song--even a hint of self-mockery would have made it palatable. The Roche's cover, though, is disasterous. First of all, "Hammond Song" was the always the Roche's greatest hit and it is permanently associated with them. And secondly, few people if any liked the Roches or thought they were anything more...
This week's trivia question (answer below): Which ex-Crimson player, a 1984 graduate, holds the Harvard records for best career free throw percentage, most points in a game, and most points in a season? Hint: she coached freshman guard Nancy Colbert for one year at Phillips Academy...
Safran has resigned in the wake of these revelations, but his resignation represented the bare minimum punishment he deserved for his actions. In fact, the report is careful to avoid giving even a hint that Safran's departure was a punishment at all. Beyond any nitpicking question of administrative correctness, the fact remains that in two instances Safran deceived the University and the academic community at large...
...where that focus will lead next, there's no hint. Freewheelin' Bob is constantly on the move, and Lyrics, 1962-1985 is not a last gasp but yet another edition of Dylan's works in progress. Capturing so much of the human experience with his wit, insight and honesty, and more or less a sense of rhyme, Duluth, Minnesota's most famous son has published an awesome volume for anyone who cares about anything. And more than that, it's a tremendously good read...