Word: leap
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...never can tell about Summer School; it's a good bet that one or two of the Assistant Professors SMITHs in the catalogue will turn out to be the type of lectures whom sleepy pleasure wonks leap out of bed at 8 a.m. to hear. Deferentially, the editors of the Summer News offer a few hot tips...
Then there is the mako, probably the flashiest fighting fish in the sea. A snaggle-toothed bruiser (record: 1,000 Ibs.) that roams far offshore in both the Atlantic and Pacific, the mako can swim at 40 m.p.h., bite clean through a 500-Ib.-test wire leader, leap 20 ft. out of the water-higher than any marlin. Enraged by the hook, makos have been known to yank luckless fishermen overboard or jump straight into a boat, tear the place apart, then leap back into the water to fight for another two hours. Their killer instinct lingers even after death...
...Pockets. Two decades ago Buber was almost unknown outside Jewish seminaries; today, paperback editions of his work are staples of college bookstores, and "I-Thou" is as familiar a spiritual catchphrase as Kierkegaard's "leap of faith," or Tillich's "ultimate concern." Deeply rooted in tradition, Buber spoke with an unmistakably contemporary voice. His stress on authentic human relations is a timely warning for a depersonalized world. His vision of man living on "a narrow ridge" of "holy insecurity" rings true for many concerned about the shadow of holocaust. But like many another phrasemaking prophet, suggests Dr. Ernst...
...role, Wyler never left her free; in 42 days of shooting in Hollywood, Samantha's only outing was a Dodgers-Giants baseball game. Wyler followed the unusual practice of shooting all the interiors first, and in sequence. "The intense growth she achieved was, jeepers, a tremendous leap," says Kathleen Freeman. "It was one of the most thrilling experiences of my life to watch a character being made at the same time an actress is reaching her own stature." Samantha remembers it otherwise: "I guess I was supposed to feel trapped, and I did. I lost about ten pounds. Wyler...
...with 329 comes the Great Leap Forward (well, it is, at least, a hop; and the direction is distinctly ahead). Confronted with the perennial dilemma-cover many things superficially, or fewer things well-cover editors have opted for selective excellence. Unfortunately the standard is still elusive; execution and content are only occasionally memorable. But the general change in format, the attempt to write longer, more thoughtful, more critical essays on selected topics is, without doubt, an important and much-needed innovation...