Word: starke
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Listen, lunatic," I began calmly, "you are stark raving mad, and I will tell you why...Christies, UHS, Store 24, CVS, RIX, Sages..." For 10 minutes I rattled off names of toothpaste-selling stores that I could spit on from my room. I was dragged away amidst chants "Satan's Child!" and "Down with Rationality...
Animals dominate the fantasies of children, but no one is sure what occupies the minds of animals. Tejima, a Japanese artist, offers one surmise in Fox's Dream (Philomel; $13.95). The furry protagonist is pictured in stark, evocative woodcuts as he prowls through wintry forests. His dream reveals that warm-blooded creatures differ more in style than substance. Like any sensible human, the quick brown fox longs for sunshine, warm days and someone to play with...
...That stark announcement crushed the last hope that Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, could move easily toward democracy. Since the overthrow of Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier in February 1986, the nation has been ruled by an army-dominated provisional government headed by Lieut. General Henri Namphy. The 22 months of military rule, though, have been a period of unrest, as the country stood on the brink of anarchy. In some areas law and order have virtually broken down, and an estimated 500 people have been killed in random and often gruesome violence. At the same time...
With three years of national campaigning under his belt, Gephardt is a practiced and polished performer, doggedly crisscrossing the country, prescribing tougher trade policies and heavier doses of education to bolster "human capacity" as cures for an ailing America. His stump speech is a stark sweet-and-sour concoction that warns audiences of inevitable economic decline because of surging foreign competition, yet promises a revitalized America. "I worry about an America where dreams don't come true," he tells Democrats in his earnest style. "Our country has sunk to a low, but we can make it great again...
Since its opening in 1982, Washington's Viet Nam Veterans Memorial has served as a stark scroll of remembrance, recording the names of 58,156 who died in that divisive war. Last week, as the U.S. honored its heroes on Veterans' Day, it was revealed that three men listed on the monument are still alive...