Word: toye
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pieces must be arranged by others or it arranges itself." Oldenburg's Soft Drum Set takes an object specifically noted for its tautness and its sharp staccato clatter and expresses it as a chaos of relaxation. The Drum Set looks more like man's viscera than his toy (another example of a body image) and its muteness almost rings in the ear like a parade that has passed...
...warm Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, and the boys could hardly wait to try out their new toy rockets. Accompanied by a governess and a Secret Service man, John-John Kennedy, 8, and a playmate found an appropriate site in Central Park. While strollers stopped to stare, the boys successfully launched the plastic missiles, which, with the aid of a propellant of vinegar mixed with baking soda, rose about twelve feet into the air. John-John was so delighted by the performance that he blurted: "Now I have my own little Cape Kennedy...
...Cardin began working closely with his manufacturers, finally succeeded in cutting his prices almost in half. By way of celebration, he opened a special children's boutique this month, directly across Paris' elegant Faubourg St. Honore from his grownup salon. There, potential clients can rattle around in toy racing cars or tumble with giant Teddy bears, while mothers hit the racks with new enthusiasm. Now a jersey dress is a mere $36, a tweed suit about $40. Best news of all: children who do not live in Paris, and hardly ever make it over for the collections...
...late in the afternoon, big blue-gray storms start coming up over the delta from the Gulf of Mexico. Then there's thunder and lightning all over the place. Water running down the roof and into your ear. Rain filling up our top down MG until you can float toy boats...
...role in which he is indisputably supreme. Carious does not quite have all the voice needed for the "Once more unto the breach" harangue, as magnificent a military pep-talk as anyone has ever trumpeted forth. What is curious is that the British soldiers vigorously hurl balls at the toy cardboard-and-paper castle and have to interrupt the attack to listen to Henry's oratory. Kahn's direction here undercuts the need for any spur to action...