Word: styles
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There should be a few noticeable differences in this year's style of play...
Stulberg's style of conducting I compare to Notre Dame Cathedral: gaudy and over-stressed. His on-stage undulations and contortions proved self-indulgent and upstaging. His blatant "wind ups" before delivery completely destroyed the subtleties and nuances of the composition. I half expected a spot light to suddenly hit Stulberg and to discover that yes, indeed, he did have taps on his shoes...
...reflected not only the population figures but also the fact that Christians controlled the professions and business. Despite simmering eruptions, notably in 1958 when the U.S. sent in troops to prevent a leftist take over, Lebanon thrived for decades as a result of its compromise-and of a Swiss-style neutrality that helped to make it the trading, banking and communications hub of the Arab world...
Reeves' pungent observations and equally pungent style do go down well with many colleagues, editors and even some critics who have panned the book...
...more properly, these people are remaking the small-town life-style that American writers since Sinclair Lewis have been excoriating. Prudish and bigoted, they have everything their smug little hearts could desire - except the power to reproduce themselves (probably because they lack fresh air and real sunshine). They must send sirens up to lure studs down, and that is where the boy - despite his dog's warning - goes wrong, precipitating one of the year's better chase adventures...