Word: knitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...four-acre plot in the London suburb of Ealing, a tightly knit little group of moviemakers is earning the reputation of turning out consistently good comedies. Curiously, Ealing Studios' non-formula films are made on a basic formula: begin with a situation that is improbable but possible, yet "not wholly fantastic." Last week Ealing's latest, The Man in the White Suit (see below), was being greeted with whoops of laughter by audiences in Manhattan. True to formula, the story is improbable but possible (it revolves around a scientist who invents an indestructible fabric), and it proved once...
...general portrait of the delinquent as compared to the non-delinquent reveals to us the important distinguishing traits. As a group, the Glueck study shows that delinquents tend to be mesomorphic, in constitution (solid, closely knit and muscular). In temperament they are more energetic, impulsive, extroverted, aggressive and destructive than the non-delinquents. In respect to attitude they are generally more hostile, suspicious, stubborn, unconventional, and adventurous. In intellectual life they tend to the direct and concrete rather than abstract expression and are less methodical than non-delinquents. In regard to background they are products of homes of little understanding...
...watches a few selected programs which have "personality appeal" and "dramatic appeal." (Dutybound to housework, she rarely allows herself the easy indulgence of seeing all daytime TV shows.) So long as she can imagine herself a participant, the m.m. woman is satisfied. She will even take time to knit booties for a soap-opera baby, write down quips for Arthur Godfrey, point out factual flaws in a recipe. Most often, she has three favorites...
...Your Listeners Alone. They can sew or knit or repair fishing tackle. Don't make them feel that listening is a duty...
...further from the Yard than Eliot, Dunster House has gained a reputation for inapproachable isolation. While it is not deserved, this reputation has served to force Dunster men together and thus produce a model House--one which has a closely-knit group of students and an emphasis on the educational side of the Harkness plan...