Word: twist
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...retrospective person than the author of the first three books seemed to be. The younger Anais was constantly evolving; now her world fluctuates, but her attitudes keep stable. The feverish pace to her life and record has gentled; still, its intrigue remains intact. The whole picture puts an ironic twist on the retort of an indignant reporter when Anais hauled her diaries out of a fire: "Hey, lady, next time could you bring out something more important than all those old papers? Carry some clothes on the next trip. We gotta have some human interest in these pictures...
...American politics that Correspondent Bonnie Angelo has covered the walls of her Washington home with a collection of 19th century memorabilia ranging from fraying presidential campaign handkerchiefs to a pair of dinner plates from Zachary Taylor's White House. Angelo professes no political ambitions, but in a reverse twist, some of the presidential wives she has known are confessed journalism buffs who have devoted long hours of their private time to chronicling the history they watched and often helped make. "Lady Bird Johnson recorded her experiences almost every night," recalls Angelo, "and Pat Nixon kept careful notes." When Angelo...
...story of a dumb girl who gets educated and, in this version, turns the tables on her rich, vulgar husband. The play, which dates from the late forties, was little more than a vehicle for the bizarre Judy Holliday, but this old warhorse could possibly be given a new twist in the light of new attitudes of sexism. At the Ex this weekend...
...their new seriousness, students still blow off steam. They have rediscovered some old fads-panty raids at the University of Michigan and the twist at Houston's Rice University-and some other fancies as well. Among undergraduates at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., rides in large coin-operated clothes dryers are the latest thrill-with the door open or, more dangerously because of the heat, with it closed. Admits Junior Steve Wildey, 20: "It sounds kind of dumb. But after a few beers, it seems like an entirely reasonable thing...
Upstairs, the Red Tide Special is an interesting twist on the standard Bloody Mary, and worth trying. And for raw clam and oyster fans--well, they're there, and delicious. Downstairs, a full range of seafoods, broiled and fried, and all fresh, greets the seafood fan. (The broiled dishes are especially good in garlic butter.) Most dishes are reasonably priced--lobster, however, is quickly going out of sight. And a bucket of steamers always makes a good, inexpensive dinner. The fish chowder is also well worth...