Word: shiningly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Lifting Lights. The standouts of the show are the few independent painters who highball down the middle of the road, avoiding the easy-riding ruts of sheer abstraction and mere representation. Fifty such men might have lifted the whole exhibition into brilliance; the few who are represented at Venice shine like lights in the prevailing gloom. Three of their works are reproduced opposite. Dufy's 41 pictures, dating back to 1904, prove for the umpteenth time his vintage quality. Partly crippled by arthritis, as Renoir was, he permits nothing but ease and gaiety to show in his work...
...They should avoid large-figured ties and, if they have dandruff, they should never wear dark blue or black suits (it shows up on the shoulders as snow-flakes). For bags under the eyes and heavy beard line, pancake make-up is prescribed, while face powder will take the shine off an oily skin or a bald head. Candidates who ordinarily wear glasses should keep them on during TV because "eyes accustomed to glasses will react unnaturally without them...
...unusual talent for them. He was a bosom friend of the Prime Minister's son, Horace Walpole, and might have climbed in 18th century London's brightest society. But Thomas Gray, author of one of the most celebrated poems in the English language, had no ambition to shine...
...were deemed expert enough to judge the power and precision of the grinders, their genius with operatic potpourris, popular marches, sentimental fluff. The judges toured the pierement line in a black-and-yellow carriage, while thousands of Amsterdammers jostled to watch and listen. The first inspection was, for exterior shine; next came a look at the innards. Finally, while the crowds cheered their favorites and mocked at breakdowns, the judges cocked an ear to the music and an eye to grinding technique...
Emerson's fine effort took most of the shine from the food relief hob turned in by the Crimson's own Rufe Webb. Rushed in to replace starter John Arnold in the very first inning, the little lefthander found the bases full, one run in and only...