Word: relics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...should anyone pay attention to this neurotic, preaching, overreaching relic of the '20s? Because, along with his thousand faults, Lawrence had a single saving virtue: genius. It was a quicksilver quality that the writer himself could never quite consolidate, and the adapters of Women in Love can hardly be blamed for the instability of their film. It is miraculous that they brought...
...until three-thirty but is open to visitors from near dawn until then. The window sills are caked with dust and old boxes of Nabisco crackers: one wall of shelves is lined with random canned goods from previous decades. The Coca-Cola dispenser on the counter is a nostalgic relic-one of the old red shiny rounded numbers which looks like a Packard's back fender. The man and the wife who run it are friendly beyond normal courtesy and will happily make you almost any kind of American sandwich. I like the Varsity Spa and Spas like...
...covered with a thick layer of evap-orites, the salty debris left behind after seawater evaporates. Tazieff and his colleagues also found distinct traces of coral in the area's lava beds, plus a Stone Age ax that was actually encrusted with seashells-a sign that the relic was once covered by seas...
Pieces of enamel fill the cases with boxes and plaques decorated with scenes or figures of Christ laced with floral designs. Abundant examples of metalwork-chalices, statues and relic boxes-also emphasize the craftsmanship of the time. A tall hollow arm, with us fingers extended (used once to hold relics), shows a peculiar aspect of their taste more foreign to the modern eye than the abstract designs...