Word: nosing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Daniel Ellsberg, the man who released the Pentagon papers to the public. Barker flew the Cubans to Washington first class, showed them a picture of Ellsberg, and told them: "Our mission is to hit him-to call him a traitor and punch him in the nose. Hit him and run." The site chosen was outside the Capitol rotunda, where the body of J. Edgar Hoover was lying in state. The idea was to denounce Ellsberg, who was holding a rally on the steps, and start a riot. As it turned out, the "riot" ended after a brief flurry of punches...
...pieces in the show the term "realism" cannot express the painstaking accuracy involved in making the figures exactly like human beings. Not only does the "Woman Cleaning the Rug" by Duane Hanson have real spectacles on her nose, a real Dynel wig on her head, and a real bandaid on her shin, but her vacuum cleaner is plugged into a socket in the wall. The very technological feat of creating the illusion of a woman's flesh out of synthetic polyester and fiberglass becomes the most significant thing about the sculpture. The subject matter is almost secondary. One becomes obsessed...
...third place in the individual score competition. Burke's pressure putting put Harvard into the finals, as he sank a ten-foot birdie putt last week end to give Harvard the tie with Connecticut Central. His 30-footer on the 18th this week was just enough to nose Connecticut Central for second...
Chicago Adman Jack Kauffman, whose Pacesetter Industries also produces a Rolls-type nose for the Bug, has sold about 500 units so far for about $250 each, primarily through Midwest VW dealers. Kauffman carefully avoids identifying the new nose with the Rolls-Royce, calling it a "classic" hood, instead. But his customers have no such qualms...
...Reva, "she'll trip on" the flowing hems. Palazzos also tempt women to pull the baggy britches on over their shoes, a procedure that can be dangerous. One Atlanta girl successfully got one shoe in but snagged the other on the voluminous hem and fell on her nose...