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Word: wildness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...agony of these walking receptacles of pus and scars and shattered joints, pumped full of speed and xylocane. Nolte, step by agonizing step, gropes for his painkillers, washes them down with warm beer, and settles into his tub to get high. Fortified, he staggers through the Pro Football Day--wild parties, reckless hunting, chasing women. Does the pleasure make up for the pain? This is North Dallas Forty's existensial question. Phil Elliot, Nolte's latest in a series of Rugged Individual roles, takes abuse and passes it back--a though guy who won't play the game...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: Of Balls and Men | 8/10/1979 | See Source »

...main reaction to Richard Nixon's passing, writes Thompson, "--especially among those journalists who had been on the Deathwatch for two years--was a wild and wordless orgasm of long-awaited relief that tailed off almost instantly to a dull post-coital sort of depression that still endures." Since that August day five years ago, Thompson, like the country, has been drifting, waiting for a new target...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Going, Going, Gonzo | 8/7/1979 | See Source »

...death place of Edgar Allan Poe, is recognizable, with its gray asphalt, red brick and black iron gratings, as are the affluent hills of Berkeley. "passing through a 'wilderness' phase where it was fashionable to let meadow grass and herbs grow as they pleased, and the wild creatures come and go in the gardens and on the hillside roads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Diary of a Mad Widow | 8/6/1979 | See Source »

...told reporters after his Red Sox had defeated the Texas Rangers by a score of 3-2. He was relishing in the spectacular comeback of pitcher Mike Torrez, who pitched his best outing since he faced the Yankees on June 29 in New York. And the perennial bullpen wild card, Dick Drago, made his first credible appearance in weeks. Don Zimmer has always been a nervous man. When he talks to reporters he darts his beady eyes from corner to corner, looking for approval...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Like a Rat Out of a Trap | 7/31/1979 | See Source »

...seen the movie and filled out questionnaires, which are studied by Hollywood executives with the same kind of eager dread White House aides must feel when they pore over the latest Gallup. Even the best and most independent directors find audience reaction helpful: Stanley Kubrick first filmed a wild custard-pie fight between the Americans and the Soviets as a final scene for Dr. Strangelove, but after several previews, he changed his mind and ended the movie with Major "King" Kong (Slim Pickens) riding bronco on the bomb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Playing the End Game | 7/30/1979 | See Source »

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