Word: wassail
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Covering politics is a labor of love and wear, reading and running for journalists. From the beginning of Campaign '74, TIME correspondents across the U.S. dogged candidates through conventions and primaries, motels, motorcades and living rooms all the way to the wassail and wakes at headquarters on election night. Meanwhile, editors in New York weighed their reports and 'sifted through poll results as they made the decisions for TIME'S election coverage...
Although Arrow is one of three Harvard economics professors to win the economics award in its five-year history, his leaving would find the department with only one laureate Wassail Leonine. Simon S. Kuznets, Baker Professor of Economics emeritus, received the award...
...reincarnated Henry VIII, brought back to life at the boisterous age of 29. When the King enters the room, diners are expected to drop their forks and snap to attention. When he raises his tankard and exclaims "All hail," the guests are expected to return the toast, "Wassail." When his jester leads a chorus of the King's favorite ditty, Immorality Forever, woe to the bloke who fails to sing along...