Word: respectibility
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hyperbole lavished on the retired columnist and author--The Boston Globe's obituary labeled him the dean of American journalism, The New York Times's told of how he'd brought "reason, clarity and ethics to the tumult and intrigue of politics"--may have derived from the respect Lippmann attracted just for surviving so long, for maintaining the same principles and style through ten presidential administrations and dozens of changes of political fashion. But since a lot of the hyperbole focuses on just those aspects of Lippmann's writing that were most questionable, and that exemplified some of the major...
...possible to pinpoint precisely when a sense of well-being begins to take over in The Godfather, Part II-a sense that this is "a film of respect" rather than a cynical attempt to cash in on The Godfather. This moment occurs at the end of the establishing sequence that deliberately challenges comparison to the great wedding scene that opened the earlier film. The occasion for a party this time is the First Communion of Michael Corleone's son. The setting is Lake Tahoe, where Michael, as the new head of the "family," has moved his home office...
...their various lengths and styles, these vastly expensive monuments to man's ingenuity and perseverance combine the most basic usefulness with a beauty that commuters have long since taken for granted. Photographer David Plowden provides the pictures and historical text that should restore the balance of awe and respect due these structures...
Even without Banks, the Crimson earned the respect of Tennessee Coach Ray Mears. "At halftime," Rogers said, "their coach told them we were the toughest defensive team they'd played all year...
...kind of photojournalism does seem to sell well. But this month, right on the other side of its gauzy, dream-like centerfold, is a fairly good interview with Cuban premier Fidel Castro, conducted last July by Frank Mankiewicz and Kirby Jones, McGovern's presidential campaign manager and press secretary, respectively. The article opens up with a ridiculous description of Castro as having "the build of a cornerback, or maybe an Ivy League tackle," and proceeds to detail his diet, smoking habits, and insane driving abilities, concluding with Castro remarking on Peter Benchley's novel, Jaws. All of this seems kind...