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Word: loosed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even more sophisticated loos are on the way. TOTO is testing one that analyzes urine and reports blood pressure and heartbeat. For the harried commuter who has everything, the Minato Pharmaceutical Co. is marketing the portable Toilet Pot. It consists of a plastic bag that contains a coagulant and is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: King for A Day | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

Loos never believed men could fully understand women, yet, paradoxically, her own delineation of the feminine perspective was stereotypical, taking its cues from traditional male depictions. She was a woman working in a man's business, but Carey does not explore the incongruities that situation presented her as a writer...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Anita Loos: a Woman in a Man's World | 12/3/1988 | See Source »

WHEN Carey does enlarge his focus to provide analysis, his perspective is a cliched attempt at psychoanalysis. As Anita grew into old age and Mr. E. became increasingly mentally ill, Loos began to rely on her paid companion and housekeeper Gladys. Under Gladys' influence, Anita began to become more religious...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Anita Loos: a Woman in a Man's World | 12/3/1988 | See Source »

In attempting to chronicle the sordid end of Anita's life, Carey is restricted by the impassive voice he has assumed. In her last few years, Anita devoted herself to Gladys and her young charge, Miss Moore. But when Anita was ill, Gladys was 70 years old and possibly had...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Anita Loos: a Woman in a Man's World | 12/3/1988 | See Source »

The achievements of women in Hollywood's early days both behind the screen and as actresses were impressive and important. Carey's thorough, fact-filled account of Loos' career is a useful overview of one woman's career. But it lacks depth or an ability to evaluate the significance of...

Author: By Aline Brosh, | Title: Anita Loos: a Woman in a Man's World | 12/3/1988 | See Source »

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