Word: spoonful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...conservative diatribe found in campus journalism [Nov. 8] comes from the mouths of a handful of affluent brats who were spoon-fed through the '70s. Put them on an ethnically more diverse campus, rather than a Princeton or a Dartmouth, and then let us see how long their newspapers survive...
...took out a large ad in the Los Angeles Times: PAUL NEWMAN APOLOGIZES EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK. He got hold of a print and showed it to friends in the screening room of his Westport home not long ago, supplying everyone with a metal pot and a large wooden spoon to beat on it with. "It was fun for about the first reel," he said, "and then the awfulness of the thing took over...
...trip is well worth taking. The author's father commands some literary notice as the author of Spoon River Anthology (1915), a collection of imaginary verse epitaphs that celebrated and exposed small-town life in America. Nothing he wrote later earned as much praise and attention. He was nearing 60 and in his second marriage when Hilary was born in 1928. The young boy was both saddled and blessed with an old father who was already fading into vivid history. The poet regaled his child with anecdotes: "He could remember his grandmother on her deathbed, talking of Andy Jackson...
...Websters have also learned that reporters generally appreciate being spoon fed. On Tuesday, George handed out at least four different press releases, complete with information on the "latest developments," background on Joan, and details of the ongoing investigation. For newspapers that weren't able to send a photographer to the conference, the Websters had even produced still photographs of themselves and the new reward poster. To the gold pin on Terry's left lapel and to the stripe in George's maroon tie, the advance photos had been planned to match pictures taken during the conference itself...
...very well mannered. Harvard drinks at parties until nauseous. Harvard eats at Tommy's Lunch, where they only give one paper cocktail napkin to each customer. Harvard makes Harvard drink from styrofoam cups instead of real glasses, not to mention investing in South Africa. Harvard eats spaghetti with a spoon because the forks came out of the dish washer green. Harvard tears reserved reading and old exams out of books. Harvard is just too busy to worry about being polite...