Word: laconicism
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At the laconic military briefings in Saigon, ARVN officials claimed that nearly 63,000 enemy soldiers have been killed since the Paris accords were signed. The South Vietnamese admit losing more than 17,000 men during this period. Despite the intensity of recent fighting-a last-minute Communist flurry before...
In characteristically understated and laconic fashion, the Scots about five years ago began to feel a new sense of confidence. "The Nationalists," says Edinburgh Journalist Chris Baur, "began meeting all over the country, gathering in groups of 15 or 20, just talking about policy and the issues and enjoying themselves...
Thus last week began the exile of one of the world's great writers, an authentic hero in an age sorely lacking them, the man who for millions the world over has come to represent the conscience of Russia: Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Shortly after the dazed and weary writer landed in...
Born. To Anthony Perkins, 41, laconic star of Psycho, Friendly Persuasion, and co-author of The Last of Sheila, and Berinthia ("Berry") Berenson, 25, a freelance photographer and granddaughter of Paris Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli: their first child, a son; in Manhattan. Name: Osgood Robert.
Kempton's laconic and somewhat one-eyed observation focuses on a writing style oriented towards "authenticity." No doubt the journalists of the period and the "documentary movement" as a whole swelled the ranks of ersatz "roughs" in Kempton's recollection. If he ignored its virtues, Kempton still managed to define...