Word: lightheartedness
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New Friends. The lighthearted surrealism of the hippie approach was soon short-circuited by the hard-line elements. Hanoi was quick to capitalize on the latter's efforts. Even before the march began, the Viet Cong's "Liberation Press Agency" announced the formation of a "South Viet Nam...
Given the Latin American temperament, it is unlikely that this unsmiling advice will be taken. It even raises the possibility that only in Brazil would Toynbee's safety be assured, for he found Brazilian nationalism "ironic and lighthearted." But his point, though indelicately made, is clear enough. To a...
After a publisher produces two hits, a good move is to find a third book that mates them. Simon & Schuster boasts one of the year's biggest Jewish novels, The Chosen, as well as a more lighthearted Catholic bestseller, The Secret of Santa Vittoria. Their publishing offspring is a...
First on the program was the Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 violas and cello (1958) of Roger Sessions. The work is in three movements, nominally conforming to the standard fast-slow-fast alternation of classical sonatas. The first ("Movimento tranquillo") seemed to be written for violin solo with string accompaniment...
Raggedy Ann & 300 Hats. The command decision to play down both The Great Society and the Viet Nam war and instead to fill up Bucky's bubble with lighthearted exhibits was made three years ago when the theme, "Creative America," was chosen. Said USIA Exhibits Director Robert Sivard: "These...