Word: mediums
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Italy, pervasive kidnapping and a sharp drop in productivity led to "the logical next-step--the abolition of the debased currency in favor of people as a medium of exchange...in Turin, a $100 bill would procure a plump industrialist. In the provinces, it was difficult to get change for a judge or a factory owner, but the exclusive shops along the Via Condotti in Rome could easily break a bank president...
...Medium Is The Mess...
...THESE ARE WEDDING AND engagement rings lost in the drawer amidst the underwear. And it's all told in a style that might most charitably be called ungrammatical. Rock and roll writing should match the energy that defines that medium; Sanchez's prose sags and limps like a fat whore caught in a rumble. Perhaps Sanchez learned English as a second language. Certain words, like "fey" and "gossamer," become all-purpose modifiers, salt for his nouns--evervone in this book is at one time or another, "gossamer." But Sanchez's style doesn't come to full efflorescence till he describes...
...former actor and Governor that appear in the Nation section this week, on the occasion of Reagan's formal announcement of his candidacy for the White House. Says Stacks: "What I expect to be doing in the coming months is a great deal of flying-on big planes, medium-sized ones, little ones. Constant motion is the first rule of political coverage. The variety of places to visit and sources to see is the best protection against misunderstanding the politics of any campaign year...
...those "uppity, bloodthirsty, macho, white males" who happen to love meat. I admit that occasionally I get a feeling of guilt mixed with nausea. But then my good sense returns, and I enjoy my meal of medium rare, juicy animal protein source...