Word: set
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...whose total population is a mere 780,000. Last year, in the most serious incident to date, a band of Rhodesian government commandos opened fire on a Botswana army convoy and killed 15 recruits; they were the first Botswanan soldiers ever to die in an African war. The incident set off a wave of anger throughout the country. Last month the Rhodesians carried out a commando raid 45 miles inside Botswana's territory, destroying a guerrilla office...
...first millions selling Gold Bond Stamps, has a gilt complex. He loves gold. The energetic conglomerateur controls the worldwide operations of his Minneapolis-based empire (hotels, restaurants, discounting) from offices reminiscent of that Bondian archvillain, Auric Goldfinger: his gold-embossed telephone, gold vinyl chair and gold-striped sofa are set off by the rich, warm shades of a gold-hued carpet. When Carlson's Gold Bond Stamp operation was at its peak in the 1960s, its executives drove a fleet of company-owned gold Cadillacs. A gold-framed saying in one of his offices reflects Carlson's buck...
...self-service station. But he generously donated $1 million to the drive, of which he is codirector, to raise $20 million for the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. He is active in other charities and has finally delegated enough authority to set aside time for regular sessions of swimming and tennis. But the companies remain his passion. A pillow on Carlson's gold-striped sofa reads: "I love this business. Sit down and watch...
...interesting way, the movie might at least offer some entertainment. No dice. The American Game is a survey of film-making clichés. There are soupy graphics, split-screen effects, a platitudinous narration. The editing is so splintered that even the few potentially good scenes, those set at the heroes' homes and locker rooms, are too short to allow the characters breathing room. There is also an insistent musical score that sounds like an endless track of commercial jingles. "You'll have riches and fame," intones the title number, "if you play the American game." Tennis, anyone...
...takes in turning beliefs or assumptions upside down. The current to-do about the likelihood of cloning humans? Not worth worrying about, Thomas says, and impossible besides. But (and most of his essays pivot merrily on that word) he has a suggestion for those who cannot resist tinkering: "Set cloning aside, and don't try it. Instead go in the other direction. Look for ways to get mutations more quickly, new variety, different songs." Continued genetic errors, after all, enabled the primeval strand of DNA to diversify into the vast spectrum of life. Humans have mimed this sloppy...