Word: unrealism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ambition is really for the country," he said. "You may think that's just talk, but it's what drove me in combat, it's what drove me in the space program, and it's what drives me to be President." He sounded a little unreal, as if he were speaking for the symbol he had become. Yet he sounded convinced, too, and somehow convincing...
...author describes such rogues, they live their resolutely unreal lives with a style that touches gallantry. His account is as close to Binion's as a prudent soul will venture, but Alvarez knows both poker and the writing of English, and even if he does call bettors "punters," this field guide is the reader's equivalent of an inside straight. -By John Skow
...coordinator of the University of Colorado's busy coke-abuse clinic. Even when Steve, 30, a Miami land salesman, was arrested for possession and found himself in jail overnight, it was, like, you know, a real trip. "I was with vagrants, drunks and car thieves," he says. "It was unreal, bizarre, like The Twilight Zone. "The glamour of outlawry, with the ante upped considerably, is also an attraction for many dealers and even some smugglers. Says a DEA official in Florida: "Breaking the law may not be just incidental to the white Americans involved in dealing cocaine...
...opening shot of a bright blue night pierced through by a multitude of lights, all giving off an unreal glow, is reminscent of other films that focus on three kings and a manger. The scene, however, is not Bethlehem but Tuscany, and the night is August 10, the night of San Lorenzo, when according to folklore, every shooting star grants a wish. A feminine voice intones solemnly and langorously. "What I wish tonight is to find words to tell of another night, many years ago. "So, in classic folk style, The Night of the Shooting Stars emerges at something recounted...
...extreme and unreal stereotypes which were the focus of Monday's article focus on differences in approach and serve to divide and weaken the women's community at Harvard...