Word: riche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contemporary art. It's hard for some people to support contemporary art--it's an unknown, it takes a little courage; but I think it's so important. Looking at the art of our times helps us to understand our times, and art can provide a full and rich way of dealing with the battering that life gives some people...
Unlike previous Churchill biographies, notably last year's brisk Young Man in a Hurry by Ted Morgan, The Last Lion is especially rich in historical and social contexts. There are no loud revisionist notes in Manchester's harmonious reorchestration of his subject's first 58 years. He is the familiar Winnie who loved soldiering, political argument, the best wines and good English. He was a frequently absent though apparently constant husband to Clementine Hozier, whom he wed in 1908. The sexual adventurers in the family were his father and, especially, his mother, American-born
...lost the Beatles millions, but Lennon consoled himself with cash delivered by concert promoters in brown paper bags. Epstein took 25%, and the band got the rest. As young, hungry rockers playing in Hamburg, West Germany, the Beatles contracted, and were cured of, any number of venereal diseases. Later, rich and famous beyond anyone's wildest imaginings, they would become infected with incurable jealousy and suspicion, some of which was well founded. The final blow, Brown writes, came in one of those stultifying board meetings when the other Beatles discovered that McCartney had been secretly buying up shares...
...characters are vividly drawn people with distinct, realistic personalities. All one could have asked for from the script is a longer third act: Priestley is a bit utilitarian, presenting episodes that neatly explain how the Conways' individual fortunes began their downward spiral, but are thin on the rich incidental action he writes so well...
Post, however, would not be denied, and the New Yorkers broke the ice again to force a 5-5 deadlock. Senior Captain Rich Rainald then tallied the sixth and winning goal. Post then intensified its efforts, attempting to get back into the game...