Word: wizardly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...points are telling. His description of the press's mishandling of rumors that the FBI conspired to wipe out the Black Panthers is convincing. So is his examination of the coverage given the multinational empire of Bernie Cornfield, whom the press presented to the American public as a financial wizard rather than the shyster he's been exposed as. An essay on ABC's successful attempt to increase its newstime Nielsen ratings by tailoring its news to fit its viewers is also persuasive; his evidence makes it clear the network views news as an item to be sold rather than...
...Harvard background. "They never hold it against a Harvard guy," he says. "I always feel they wish they could have had the experience I had. There's a lot of intelligence on the Bengals." The teasing he gets because of Harvard is good natured: Isaac Curtis calls him "The Wizard...
...Saturday, October 11, keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman, formerly of Yes, will be appearing at the Music Hall. Upon completion of his "Journey to the Center of the Earth" tour, Wakeman wanted to repay his fans for their loyalty with a presentation they would never forget. Faithful to his promise, Wakeman will transform the Music Hall stage into a medieval circus for his interpretation of the legend of King Arthur, complete with damsels in distress, magicians, and a jousting bout between knights in armor. When asked bout the financial side of this musical fantasia, Wakeman replied, "It'll probably break...
...Wizard of Oz, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4, 8 and 10. One dollar...
...INFLUENCE OF Wizard on generations of pinball machines to come can only be guessed at; suffice it to say, it will be vast. For now, all one can do is hail, as Samuel Beckett hailed with unfathomed prescience more than twenty-five years ago, the "system, of singular beauty and simplicity, which consists in saying Bally...