Word: wickednesses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When a commentator holds up a wicked man to righteous indignation, a good photograph can do wonders in setting the right moral tone. Your picture of Connally is admirable for this purpose: his glistening, protruding canines beautifully evoke the Transylvanian candidate. My question is, does the writer have to supply...
Founded in 1915 "to kill with ridicule those who profess the virtue of war," the left-leaning Canard (circ. 550,000) has skewered generations of French leaders with needle wit and wicked cartoons.
Stone did a superb job generating offense. He hit the crossbar on one occasion, and created several opportunities around the goal area. Alberto Villar unleased a wicked drive that hooked past the goalie but also struck the crossbar.
Oscar Wilde professed to believe that war is fascinating because it is thought to be wicked. His theory: "When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular." Obviously, war's vulgarity has not yet vanquished its wickedness or the sense of adventure it engenders, even if vicariously. That aside, World War II is likely to remain a popular subject in the U.S. for a long time to come, if only because, for millions, it is still viewed as the nation's most splendid hour...
The idea is marvelous: send a gentle, pious and very stupid young Polish rabbi to the U.S. in 1850 to take over a congregation in wicked San Francisco. Shlepping his way overland from Philadelphia, he will be tricked by con men, be friended by a lonesome bank robber, roasted by...