Word: stuffs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...difference between Marvel Comics and other brands, he responds confidently, "the difference between a Rolls-Royce and a skateboard. Marvel has a more adult vocabulary. Marvel has a sense of humor--everything is done in a lighthearted way. We have a lot of satire in our books. Our stuff is much more realistic. If we take a character like Spiderman, we say, 'What would it be like if there were a guy like Spiderman? How would he get along in the real world?' I don't think anybody ever thought that way at some of our competitor outfits. If there...
...personal survey has shown me that not only do a lot of college kids read them, but the most intelligent ones read them--those in the higher strata of college society. Of course, it would be the bright ones who are interested in fantasy and imagery and legends and stuff like that." Here he reverts to form: "I'm being very profound today." He has a succinct description of the kind of people his comics appeal to: "Those who are pure of heart, noble of soul, and look off to the far horizon and wonder what lies beyond...
...after another, Egyptian dignitaries took turns opening the valve and sending jets of oil across the sand. Finally, an executive of Mobil Oil−a partner of the Egyptian oil firm that controls the wells−warned: "Better hold off, boys. That stuff is worth ten dollars a barrel...
Such gossip is the stuff of Washington politics−and of Myra MacPherson's new book, The Power Lovers: An Intimate Look at Politicians and Their Marriages (Putnam; $10). But MacPherson, 40, a feature writer for the Washington Post, has more on her mind than conventional tattling. In putting together interviews with some 30 famous husband-and-wife teams, she develops a thesis: satisfying marriage and family life are almost impossible in politics, at least...
...fellow inmates that McMurphy ultimately acts without understanding what he is doing. The revolt he leads can only put him under the lobotomizer's knife. Instead, to keep hope alive, his friend, an Indian named Chief Bromden, kills him: if McMurphy is a martyr, his deeds become the stuff of life-sustaining mythology for his wardmates...