Word: humoredly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...urged to do things he would prefer not to do, there is no juvenile trumpeting of "Winthrop House accomplishments." Yet, while Owen has been Master, newspapers, literary magazines, playreadings, lecture series, language tables, and a quiet sense of pride in the House have flourished. His style, wry sense of humor, and deep interest in undergraduates have set a tone at Winthrop that will not easily be preserved...
Owen's seven years as Winthrop's Master have capped more than two decades of administrative work at Harvard. His informal style and wry humor have changed the character of the House and given him a reputation as one of the most popular Masters in the House system's history...
...RUBINSTEIN, who celebrated his 75th birthday last month, is a great connoisseur of life. Even his recordings evoke the aroma of fine cigars, the company of good friends, a glass of old port at bedtime. VLADIMIR HOROWITZ, who has not played in public since 1953, is more inscrutable. His humor is shy, his pathos and his beliefs are strong. Yet the two share a comradely distinction: they are the last of the great romantic pianists, and like Spanish-American War veterans, they live in an age that prizes them without necessarily knowing the grandeur of their tradition...
...Monk [Feb. 28]. Mr. Monk deserves more than a narrow cult of followers. Although his musical explorations are personal and uncompromising, their emotional appeal is broad and basic. Anyone witnessing a performance by his group will realize that Monk's dramatic "stage presence" is vital to the dignity, humor and discipline of his music...
Momma, Momma, Momma. Cassius' narcissistic posturing was not meant to convince. "Actually," he confided, "I respect Liston. That look of his shakes me." It was meant to humor, to prod, to annoy, to con Champion Liston into thinking that a young (22), tall (6 ft. 3 in.), sturdy (210 Ibs.) heavyweight with 119 amateur and pro victories behind him would be easy pickings for the man-monster who had twice butchered Floyd Patterson. And, my, how he succeeded, thanks to his unwitting accomplices, the sportswriters...