Word: offbeaters
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Jeans and denim skirts seem to have become a permanent part of many women's wardrobes, but the pure proletarian look is quickly receding. The new, rather reactionary yen is to set off casual clothes with touches of camp or swank. Result: a growing trend toward offbeat tops as snazzy, jazzy, individualistic mates for the denims. During the summer this took the form of T shirts with silk-screen designs (Marilyn Monroe pinups, for example), funny messages ("Keep on Truckin' ") or advertising slogans ("Try it, you'll like it"). For fall and winter the fad is expanding...
...maintain he has talent, and this is his best performance. If you try to remember that he is trying neither to be Brando or Dean, it is clear that he can act with a style his own. The film is harsh: black and white, loud brass background music, offbeat camera angles, and is something of a low-budget epic, the story of a middle class girl searching for her father on a cross-country pilgrimage. It is a high compliment to say that it is reminiscent of early Cassavetes films. Channel...
...Offbeat Side Trips. Yet the "if-it's-Tuesday-this-must-be-California" approach to U.S. travel is rapidly giving way to more interesting arrangements. "We're getting more sophisticated, more intelligent visitors now," says Diane Cook, executive director of the International Visitors Service Council in Washington, D.C. "They want to see America in depth rather than just the image." As a result, there is increasing demand for offbeat side trips, such as visits to Western cattle ranches, Eastern college campuses and model cities like Reston, Va., or Columbia, Md. Also, as visitors return for second and third...
...arrive. He needed a tough major tournament to test his deadly accurate game-and prove his father's faith. Johnny, 26, got his chance in 1973 at the U.S. Open in Oakmont, Pa. In a game that demands machine-like consistency, Johnny's performance was as offbeat as it was unbeatable. After carding respectable scores of 71 and 69, he skied to a horrendous 76 in the third round. Upset but not shattered, Johnny decided to "shoot the works, go for the flag, think birdie...
...editors refuse to blame the debacle on the magazines themselves. "Editorial quality had nothing to do with this equation," Kriss maintains. Within the limits imposed by the four separate topics, the editors did attract some offbeat, incisive articles; they gave specialists like Sociologist Daniel Bell and Education Reformer Ivan Illich access to a large readership. SR's graphics improved mightily, and each magazine boasted a strong review section. Still, the clear new identity sought for each of the monthlies never took shape...