Word: kent
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...simple to say that art ever after has followed trancelike in the acid-green aura of the Warhol Effect. The art roughly of the '70s, from Kent State through Watergate to the imperial rise of Reaganomics, reflected the seismic social shifts of the times. And what that churned up is seen in the show's kaleidoscope of imagery, ranging from a full-size mannequin of a rather worn-looking camel by Nancy Graves through documentary photos of Chris Burden after a self-inflicted gun wound to a film of Robert Smithson running along the rocky ground of his massive...
Ironically, Texans found his Yale background as alien as the Yalies found the Lone Star State resident. In 1978, Bush ran for Congress from Texas against Democrat Kent R. Hance. Hance, a graduate of the University of Texas and of Texas Tech University, looked at Bush's Yale degree and immediately saw his opening...
...emotion of CSNY singing for the slain students at Kent State or energizing Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" is sadly lacking in Looking Forward. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young may all be "looking forward." But precisely what is unclear, as their album lacks any sense of cohesion or unity of emotion. "Stand and Be Counted," is a catchy call to their generation to question the loss of idealism. "No Tears Left" is solid rock-pop, but overall, despite the presence of Young, Looking Forward decidedly does not rock...
...some of the subtlest humor anywhere: news anchor Kent Brockman announces that 38 million American are obese and adds "Put together, this excess blubber would be enough to fill up the Grand Canyon two fifths of the way up. This might not sound very impressive, but keep in mind this is a very large canyon...
...reason. By all accounts, the Jints are headed for a very respectable season, but those same accounts say Tony Dungy's Buccaneers are finally ready to assume the Packers' mantle for the next millennium. An undefeated, defense-heavy preseason means the boys in gold make Giants QB Kent Graham look like Dave Brown and stuff...