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...Brushes. Art as an expression of alienation from society is a concept that Manet would have found ridiculous. He thoroughly enjoyed the life of the race track and cafe, dressed as a bit of a dandy, even hankered after, and got, that ultimate mark of bourgeois respectability, the Legion d'honneur. -Manet's approach to painting was to become so embued with and immersed in life that he could safely detach himself from it to heed the higher imperatives of his own particular way of seeing. He served life in order to better serve...
Given the uncertainties of the political climate this fall, more and more candidates find it expedient to run as individuals rather than party men. In the age of artful image making, a legion of polished professional consultants are managing gubernatorial and congressional campaigns from coast to coast. Opinion sampling and analysis have become an ever more sophisticated and valued tool...
...still considered himself primarily a commentator and reporter. Leaving his desk work to others, he went to Paris to cover the Versailles Peace Conference and earned a Legion of Honor with his dispatches. Then, in 1923, he left Louisville for New York and got a job as editorial writer for Frank Cobb's World. In 1927, just when Walter Lippmann took over as editor of the World, Krock moved to the Times as a member of its editorial board...
That sort of grim efficiency would never do for Notre Dame's legion of fans across the U.S. After all, what subway alumnus ever dreams of off-tackle plunges while riding the BMT home to Brooklyn? Coach Ara Parseghian knew just what was needed. "Enthusiasm," reads a sign on his office wall. "If we have it, we should thank God for it. If we don't have it, we should get down on our knees and pray for it." Fact is, Ara could barely contain his enthusiasm when the Irish opened their season against Purdue two weeks...
...York Jets, the Foreign Legion of pro football, a team that has never had a winning season and only three years ago was running help-wanted ads for players...