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Motherwell's work, as he never tires of repeating, is an art of subjects. His paintings come out of life and feed back into it; in no sense are they pure abstractions. He has always had a liking for "natural" colors, ones that look as though they have been extracted directly from the world's surface: ocher, black, white and the exquisite range of blues, "Motherwell blue," as promptly identifiable as Braque brown or Matisse pink. "If there is a blue that I might call mine," says Motherwell, "it is simply a blue that feels warm, something that...
SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION. Under recent court interpretations of the 1970 act, the EPA must not only "protect and enhance" the nation's air but take active steps to prevent "significant deterioration" where air is still relatively pure. Environmentalists see these steps as safeguards against further despoliation by belching factories and power plants. But industry is sure that they will, as a Chamber of Commerce spokesman says, only "mandate undeveloped areas into eternal poverty." The House version would leave enforcement to the jurisdiction of the states and allow up to 18 days a year of pollution in those areas. By contrast...
...Show Nothing"). Dean's brother Paul, who owned a looping curveball and the nickname Daffy, met the press later. Yes, his brother was conscious as they carted him off the field, Daffy replied; he was talking the whole time. But what did he say? And Daffy shot back with pure Arkansas honesty, "He didn't say nothing. He was just talking...
...sure that his place will last, given the mercurial nature of the trade. Few, however, doubt that discomania is here to stay. As Himmel puts it, "A good disco is a place where people can do what they want. In a sense it transcends reality. It is pure escapism...
...well as the outergarments of the other passengers. The Green Line's cars are throwbacks to the days when streetcars ruled Boston's thoroughfares, and the swerving, stop-and-go trolley route to Arborway is one of the last true streetcar routes in town. The ride may be pure agony to the impatient, but the Arborway stop at the end of the line is just a short walk from the entrance to the Arnold Arboretum--a Harvard-owned park that supposedly has every kind of plant that will grow in Boston's climate. And they have some bizarre growths...