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Word: squirmings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...work closely resembles that of another British expert in horror, Saki, particularly in casual bloodthirstiness and ghoulish wit, and he very nearly equals Saki in fiendish invention. His one complaint: "People miss the humor in my stories because they're so intent on being made to squirm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: In Saki's Steps | 2/22/1960 | See Source »

...opinion for the people it considers "liberal" and against those it looks upon as not liberal enough. Many of the Washington corps, including Drury's former boss, Scotty Reston, think that Drury's broad brush is unfair, but it covers enough truth to make some Washington newsmen squirm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Man of Influence | 2/15/1960 | See Source »

Quite simply, this is a woman who captivates an entire room with one gesture, her intensity and variety of expression, her luminous grey-green eyes, her very Irishness, makes people squirm in unlimited approval. She spoke with that "passionate subjectivity" which she finds lacking in theatre today. "I think that people who are not subjective are dull-I believe in total involvement. The theater is not just stages and actors and tickets, it is the audience. Actors owe it to their audience to participate with them, to possess them, to let them help in the creation of a spirit...

Author: By Alice P. Albright, | Title: Siobhan McKenna | 1/19/1960 | See Source »

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