Word: sinful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...second to the last hole was a little cautious and ended in the Valley of Sin. Thence he ran it up dead and as he scaled the bank the crowd stormed up after him and lined the edge of the green, barely restraining themselves. He holed his short one and the next instant there was no green visible, only a dark seething mass, in the midst of which was Bobby hoisted on fervent shoulders and holding his putter, "Calamity Jane," at arm's length over his head lest she crushed to death...
...women she interviewed turned to the hospital only after having made lasting emotional and material sacrifices, and virtually all of them came still laden with reservations. Compelled by family, friends or circumstances, they chose abortion as a last resort. One woman prays that God will forgive her for her sin. Many of those interviewed equate abortion with murder. Others do not define the fetus as a human being. Often these women feel that they have no other recourse and in a very real sense, they do not, for our society denies adequate financial and psychological support to unwed mothers...
Sanctioning of the sometime sin has been sweeping the nation over the past decade. In the early 1960s, outside of Nevada, state-countenanced gambling was almost entirely confined to track betting. Today, 44 states have some form of legalized gambling and the kinds are growing. Legislation to permit new and expanded types of wagering?from jai alai to bingo, dog racing and card rooms ?is pending in 37 states. A few states have even invaded the fertile field of numbers betting, long the exclusive and profitable province of organized crime. Two states, Delaware and Montana, have joined Nevada...
...Story of a Sin...
...most of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Dissected a bit more, the whole business might be interpreted as a restless and repressed Victorian fantasy. But let's refrain from spoiling with pretentious theories a film that makes such good fun of its own pretentious style. Call Story of Sin a paean to romanticism in reverse. And take with a grain of salt its subject matter: the exquisite fruitness of sin...