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Word: smorgasbord (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...GREATEST FLAW of this collection is its attempt to conglomerate individual pieces of experience or thought without wrapping them together coherently. It seems that his smorgasbord is perhaps the foundation for a larger work, such as a novel similar to On the Road, by Ginsberg's literary comrade. Jack Kerouac this lack of rigorous definition in his work has been a common criticism by academics...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: Back to Haunt | 2/7/1985 | See Source »

...actor finds a beguiling blend of character study and star quality. The director and designer devise different strategies that can serve a single stage. The company struts its chameleon craft, and the audience relishes a smorgasbord of theater history. Such are the pleasures of repertory, especially as executed by Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company. In its City home at the Barbican Theater in London, or on its country estate at Stratford-upon-Avon, the R.S.C. may perform as many as five plays a week. The company's tours of North America, though, have displayed only a fraction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: The R.S.C.'s Rhapsody in Brown | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

...Career Forum offers you a rich opportunity to sample various careers in a smorgasbord of business and non-profit settings. Each of the 60-plus employees participating in this year's Forum are interested in hiring Harvard graduates. Most have hired Harvard grads before and have been pleased with the contributions these people have made. The employers are here to provide information...

Author: By Linda Chernick and Ocs-ocl BUSINESS Counselor, S | Title: Making the Most of the Career Forum | 10/17/1984 | See Source »

...will be offered in Los Angeles singles clubs and through ads. Price: $110. As in Paris, buyers will also receive a hot-line number that they can call to learn where their Flashings are most likely to beep. Brunet is undaunted by Los Angeles' reputation as a sexual smorgasbord. The number of Flashing frequencies, she says, can be expanded almost indefinitely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Hot Flashes | 9/10/1984 | See Source »

...theater in the country to show The Harder They Come. Often their films are political footballs others won't touch, but they also show the most rock and roll movies in the area. They are also especially strong in exposing Brazilian and other Latin cinema as well as a smorgasbord of European movies...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: A Flick is Just a Flick | 6/24/1984 | See Source »

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