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Word: wondering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Doing his annual turn as a blonde-coiffed mountain is the estimable Bob Peabody, whose delicate elephant walk and open-mouthed grin (in which a Sopwith Camel could do circus loops without destroying the bridgework) remind one of a cross between Everest and Margaret Dumont. He is a natural wonder and a natural comedian. Mark Szpak's slithering, thrilling Juana deBoise puts him in a class with Lupe Velez and Luis Tiant--all unintelligible delights. David Levi as Sonya Vabitsche looks like a very funny lab sample of Venereal Disease germs and David Merrill as Ophelia Heartbeat is a knockout...

Author: By Peter Kaplan, | Title: A Canine in a Cummerbund | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

...Pope Paul and the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith [Feb. 7] cannot see the image of Christ in a woman, who was created in God's image and likeness (Genesis 1: 27) and in whom Christ lives by her faith and commitment, then I wonder how they can see Christ anywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 28, 1977 | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

...suggests nothing of the plot, and offers no commonplace images, not even a prominent name. Just "Empty" and small print. But the poster is appropriate. It informs, Even though his first play was produced 24 years ago, Samuel Beckett's works still seem jarring and bizarre. And no wonder. Although his works may be recognized as masterpieces, Beckett's plays have yet to become familiar to most audiences...

Author: By Christine Healey, | Title: Suggestive Emptiness | 2/26/1977 | See Source »

...tenth generation of Saltonstalls to go to the College; the twelfth generation is now in Winthrop House. The Saltonstalls, Lodges and Peabodys are now among us. The elder Saltonstalls and Lodges probably hope their families will continue a tradition of public service. But meanwhile the rest of us must wonder whether the same preoccupation with national security and neglect of other national priorities will characterize their careers...

Author: By David B. Hilder, | Title: Memoirs From the Most Exclusive Club | 2/23/1977 | See Source »

...first reaction to all these amazing claims is to wonder how, if Fell's theories are correct, the entire American archeological profession could have missed the boat. How can a marine biologist know so much more than archeologists and anthropologists who have devoted their lives to the study of American Indian cultures...

Author: By Peter Frawley, | Title: Barry Fell and His Big Idea: Wherein a Harvard Zoology Professor Tells the Tale Of All the Folks Who Got Here Before Columbus | 2/15/1977 | See Source »

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