Word: tragical
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...begin with, it was an art of subject matter; and although platoons of later critics would discuss abstract expressionism in purely formalist terms, the painters themselves were obsessed by content. "We assert," said Mark Rothko, "that the subject is crucial and only that subject matter is valid which is tragic and timeless." His "we" included Clyfford Still, Barnett Newman, William Baziotes, Theodores Stamos and, in greater or lesser degrees, all the abstract expressionists with the possible exception of de Kooning...
...deadly combination of malnutrition and diarrhea--often caused by bacteria-infested, diluted or ill-prepared formula--as early as three to six months after birth. In light of the fact that the critical period for brain development is the first two years of life, this situation is indeed tragic...
Nyerere believes that this tragic black-against-black conflict-with a built-in potential for interference by outside powers-can be averted by reviving the Anglo-American peace plan. Mugabe and Nkomo have agreed to the proposal, but Smith has not. In essence, the plan calls for Britain to reassert its legal authority over its rebel colony-which unilaterally declared its independence in 1965-as a prelude to holding elections for a new Zimbabwean government. A U.N. peace-keeping force would guarantee a truce until the creation of a unified Zimbabwe army, composed of guerrillas and "acceptable elements...
Cohan said the Lampoon's letter to Travolta stated: "Harvard University has a tragic situation on its hands. Harvard students know their way around Spencer's theories, but they don't know their way around a dance floor...
...over, put away your bats and gloves in peace now. There really is justice in the world. There really was a pennant race, an autumn appendix to the Summer Game. Baseball is dead in Boston until next April, but its death was swift, fair and bittersweet instead of tragic...