Word: wonderers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...illusion of greater space-and the fact of less privacy. As Mary McCarthy once observed, the bathroom is "the last fortress of the individual." Architect-Planner Serge Chermayeff asks, "Where is the provision for relaxation, concentration, contemplation, introspection, healthy sensuousness, all of which are conducive to intimacy, tenderness, wonder and delight...
...heat. And there was Sandra coolly shooting a steady 74 the second day. Going into the final round she was actually ahead-for the first time in her pro career-with a one-stroke lead over Mickey and Carol Mann. "It's a dream," said Sandra, "I wonder when I'm going to wake...
...wonder if these servicemen who are so quick to accuse the class of '66 of cowardice are being viewed objectively. Unfurling these soldier-patriots from the flag for a minute, I wonder how many enlisted to find adventure, to wear a uniform, to get away from Mom and Dad, to see the world, to become a man, etc., and then were caught when Viet Nam exploded into a major action. So knock off the chauvinism, servicemen. You're not fighting in Viet Nam "so college kids can go to school." You're fighting either because you have...
Crumbs into Cakes. Of course, there may be reason to wonder why a politician with any thought for his future would even want a place on the next G.O.P. national ticket. To be sure, Viet Nam and a skittish economy may considerably erode Lyndon Johnson's strength by 1968, and there are politicians who believe that the President's personal unpopularity could lead to his defeat. To Javits, whether Johnson is beatable or not is irrelevant. As he sees it, the G.O.P. is obliged to put up a strong fight if it is to lay a base...
...class is the Communist Party "elite," who have power but "nothing else." They are "incorruptible" and have given China honest rule at last. Above all, "the program of the Chinese Government is clearly imposed upon its people, not by force, but by forceful persuasion." Less intuitive China-watchers might wonder why this is so clear, recalling (as Koningsberger does not) the 10 million Chinese who were forcefully persuaded into liquidation by the new class in the 1950s...