Word: skin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...expressive gestures of the hands - the soft, uncertain dandyism in the boy, the momentary apprehension of the serving girl, whose glance betrays that she is in on the act, the dealer's foxy speed and the whore's relaxation - all is present in the fingers and skin. A moment has been caught with implacable grace, fixed, and rendered absolute...
...clarinet with a traditional Dixieland band in public-sans gags. But Allen remains wedded to a demonic schedule. "Woody's life is his work," says Diane. "He is just not a relaxer. I can't imagine him lounging around the pool in the sunshine in that white skin." Admits Woody: "I have to work every day. Otherwise I hear voices nagging me on and on." The voices are no longer of parents or classmates, managers or audiences. "The only race I run now," Allen figures, "is with myself...
...Girls are afraid the guys won't leave them alone if they wear the Bare Look to the office," says one boutique manager. That fear may be exaggerated; the plethora of skin might result in more boredom than enticement. Already Designer Stan Herman, who spends much of his day around women dressed in seminude styles, says, "I find girls in tight little sweaters much sexier...
...heads and wiggling their rumps in an apparent gesture of good will. From Peking, however, came ominous reports that Milton and Matilda, the musk oxen that President Nixon presented to the Chinese, were not on exhibit at the Peking Zoo because they were suffering from postnasal drip and a skin condition that was causing them to shed their hair...
...take a week or ten days, the addict's eyes water and his nose runs while sweat pours from his body. By the third day, he is likely to be wracked by severe intestinal cramps, diarrhea, vomiting and nerve spasms. Goose bumps cover his body; they make his skin resemble that of a plucked fowl and give the process its name in the U.S. Cold turkey is rarely fatal-the Japanese claim 100% survival for those treated in hospitals-but the urge to commit suicide can be strong...