Word: relaxedness
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John Paul's presence at Opus ordinations is only one of many signs of his approval. The Pope's first formal audience in 1984 was with Del Portillo, 70, the prelate of Opus. John Paul's first pastoral visit this year was to an Opus center in...
In April 1982, President Reagan issued Executive Order 12356, widening the executive branch's discretion to classify certain research as "sensitive" in the national security context. Although some similarly restrictive attempts have been blocked by Congress, many inter-agency regulations bypass congressional review. In April of this year, for instance...
For a time the financial situation became so severe that academic requirements were drastically relaxed. On July 18, 1780, a student arrived in Cambridge for the first time and paid his $300 tuition. That afternoon he passed oral examinations in seven subjects and was awarded his A.B. degree on the...
The music ranges from the unexpectedly relaxed, New Orleans-style brass band score for the Knee Plays, by David Byrne, who is best known as the aggressive lead singer for the progressive rock group Talking Heads, to the sound collages of Germany's Hans Peter Kuhn. At least one...
In the '80s, the author is more relaxed and rueful about the previous decade or so. The material is so firmly under control that only a few strokes-Frances Landau's "slightly hyperthyroid face," Paul Christian's saying, "Sorry, I've made other plans" to people...