Word: knighting
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Blaine was more vulnerable in other areas of venality. Variously, "The Plumed Knight," or "the Continental Liar from the State of Maine," he had so many profitably shady connections and such an improvisational way with the truth that Mark Twain, who joined the Mugwumps (apostate Republicans supporting Cleveland), allowed that Blaine's skill at lying had overwhelmed him, saying "I don't seem to lie with any heart, lately...
...teamed with the third great theater knight, Ralph Richardson, in two modern mystery plays: David Storey's Home, in which two old gents chat thrillingly into their dotage; and Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, with Gielgud superbly seedy as a down-on-his-art writer. Yet his first love was Shakespeare, and one imagines the feeling was mutual. In the celebratory book Sir John, Guinness recalls a dinner in the '30s when Gielgud dithered about which of many projects to do next. One chum finally said, "Oh, shut up, dear! Just stick a crown on your head...
...company bidding for Nabisco 11. Like jambalaya, gumbo and etouffee 13. It conducted the first-ever mail-in primary 14. Be next to 15. Americans lined up for it in '73 and '79 16. "Son of" in Saudi Arabia 18. __ of Court (responsible for British legal education) 19. Where Knight time has still not come to an end 22. Hersey's bell town 25. Cautionary road sign 26. T. rex now on display in Chicago 29. Roman city that's the site of a frantic salvage operation 31. What Rick is expecting from Hillary 33. Western moniker 34. Throw...
...marketplace? Not necessarily, says TIME editor-at-large Daniel Okrent. "A lot of our concerns may be based on antiquated ideas of local ownership - even in small markets, there is very little in terms of truly localized ownership, and there hasn't been for years. Publishing giants like Knight-Ridder and Tribune already own the bulk of nation's papers." In other words, since we're already firmly ensconced in corporate culture, we probably won't notice much of a difference...
Compare that to Knight's psychological torture chamber. No wonder Indiana has stumbled so often in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. No wonder great players--Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, George McGinnis--don't last in Bloomington. Why would anyone even go there? Wooden inspired confidence, which he considered essential to achieving peak performance. He taught us that the journey to the top of the pyramid was the result of a lifetime of preparation. While Wooden fostered hope, Knight represents the death of hope, the stifling control freak. Look at his coaching style: "Get the ball, and look over here...