Word: touche
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...until a few years ago, the Lost City Folk Society put the University's folk music enthusiasts in touch with one another, sponsored student coffee houses, brought folk performers to Cambridge, and provided services such as workshops for its members, according to Adam J. Sorscher '84, a past member of the group...
While Oklahoma has finally taken the first step toward getting in touch with the 20th century and moving on from the days of the 18th Amendment and axe-wielding Carrie Nation, the decision sends a highly ambiguous message--just 15,000 switched votes would have meant a totally different story. Instead of a sentimental story about Oklahoma's fall from saloon-free innocence, 13 voters per precinct could have made it a story about Oklahoma's fall from saloon-free innocence, 13 voters per precinct could have made it a story about intransigence and the perseverance of atavistic traditions...
...Nothing should look serious, because I think everything should have a light touch." At its most deft-the way it is almost always displayed to the public-Lagerfeld's touch has the lightness and much of the color of a hang glider...
...performer. Similarly, Malkovich's blind boarder, imposed on Edna's household by the smarmy banker. He is based on a granduncle of Benton's, who indeed had a recording for the blind of Trent's Last Case, which the director was forbidden to touch when he was a child. But the edgy precision of Malkovich's manner, the very cock of his head as he listens for clues to the reality he cannot see, are the contributions of another fine actor...
IVORY TOWER intellectuals have always taken flak for being out of touch with reality, and to a great extent, the criticism holds true. Anyone who's ever eaten in a Harvard dining hall, sipped tea with Derek Bok or sat in on a Government tutorial meeting knows the thrill of formulating a blueprint for a better world. Yet once the security of the Ivy League vanishes, principles often take a back seat to practicality. Only when confronted with real-world choices do an individual's true values emerge...