Word: odd
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...extraordinary assignment: "There is no need to romanticize these people. That would cheapen it. On some things, we could never agree. But we had, in a way, a common experience, of wartime. I don't think I'll ever be the same again. And in an odd way, I am almost reluctant to leave Beirut, crippled and shattered as it is. This city and its people now wear the survivor's badge of honor. Part of me, I think, will always be here...
...burner in the family kitchen in The Bronx. Though coarsely crosshatched, its composition a tad askew, the engraving is a riveting reflection of the artist at 18, staring at the mirror with the same unswerving, enigmatic gaze that he would cast upon the world for the next 60-odd years of self-portraiture. By 1920 Soyer had a lithographic crayon firmly in hand. With strong, fluid strokes, he sketched a head of singular beauty: a mass of black curls resting on an inverted triangle, the faintly protruding ears pointing downward toward the chin, the eyes shrouded but intent, as always...
...story of Steinbrenner and his baseball team occasionally takes on odd, mythic dimensions, the quality of an American parable, like The Great Gatsby. Steinbrenner has invented an archetype for himself: Superowner, a primordial character, all barging and beefy dictatorial will, more famous than any of his players. He is a sort of celebrity despot; his enemies regard him as an oaf. But Steinbrenner is so thoroughly Steinbrenner, a kind of masterpiece of himself, that he invites a sneaking wonder of the kind we reserve sometimes for natural phenomena. He runs the team the way Don Vito Corleone ran the rackets...
...odd to know that the U.S. is siding with Iraq while an ally of ours, Israel, has been helping Iran. Iraq has been a friend of the Soviet Union, and Iran has vowed that it will "destroy" Israel. The Soviet Union is now aiding Khomeini against Iraq. I am dizzy...
...respectable college term paper rolls of the Smith Corona before midnight. Thus, the all-night dive. Store 24 (1438 Mass Ave.) provides everything from soup to nuts for the odd hours gourmand. Fig Newtons are just as delicious as you remember, and Mom's not around to stop you from eating the whole box. Brigham's has sour coffee and bad ice cream. Both used to stay open 24 hours a day. Now they close before 3 a.m. No class...