Word: mindlessly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...last week's near disaster demonstrated, it is up to man to protect himself not only against the mindless obedience of the machines he has created but also against the capricious disobedience of the energy that he has enslaved. Most Americans were shocked by the number of airports, subways, commuter trains, hospitals and highways that lack auxiliary power systems. Without such elementary precautions, another massive blackout, say in midwinter, could prove far more calamitous than "a hell of a flick." As it was, for most of those who slogged through it, memories...
...order, was already showing The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and had just bought a police thriller called Z Cars. And, although some critics cheered the ruling, it seemed unlikely that ITV's replacements would be much of an improvement. Most British commercial TV shows are faithful adherents of the mindless U.S. format, and the audiences seem to like them that way. "At 8 p.m. I do not welcome heavy discussion programs, political investigations or information about how to have a baby," wrote Evening News Columnist Beverly Johns. "Supper is over and I want to sit with my coffee...
Similarly, the method and intent of feature writing, like the profiles, have been altered by this year's staff. The articles on the Harvard Undergraduate Council and the Doty Report debates are typical of mindless scissors and paste summaries of news releases and CRIMSON articles which have so often strangled Yearbooks. Neither author has bothered to master (rather than repeat) the details of his subject and write an interpretive piece...
...event to be "experienced without condescension." In chic circles, anyone damning rock 'n' roll is labeled not only square but uncultured. For inspirational purposes, such hip artists as Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers and Andy Warhol occasionally paint while listening to rock 'n' roll music. Explains Warhol: "It makes me mindless, and I paint better." After gallery openings in Manhattan, the black-tie gatherings often adjourn to a discotheque...
...this glut of activities isn't sufficient, those sport fans seeking truly mindless entertainment can attend the opening of Raynham Park, which kicks off the 1965 New England dog racing season...