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sim·ple·ton
/ ˈsimpəltən/
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n.
a foolish or gullible person.
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Joe Alsop's Cold War: A Study of Journalistic Influence and Intrigue. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: Nieman Reports; 6/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...charges. Beyond all that, Joe Alsop was the consummate insider...up in white tie and tails at Alsop's door and stayed several...at the Cleveland Park home of Richard Bissell, a high CIA official...Yes," "No," and "Ask Joe Alsop." Joe was superbly educated...
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The English Horace: Anthony Alsop and the Tradition of British Latin Verse.(Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...exclusion of the ingenious Alsop from the existing literary...great (or infamous) Richard Busby. In addition to...oriental languages -- Alsop also discovered there...wits against "a certain Richard Bentley, a man of fair...of dictionaries," as Alsop quipped in his preface...
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`The Best of' Joe Alsop; Book Party Celebrates the Late Great Scribe
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/18/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...called the "WASP Ascendancy," Alsop was related to Theodore and...John Kennedy, who showed up at Alsop's Georgetown home on the night...including Robert McNamara, Richard Helms, Jeane Kirkpatrick...who compiled the memoirs after Alsop's death; and most of the...
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Robert Merry Takes On Alsop Brothers Biography
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 3/12/1996; 700+ words
; ...family of all - the Roosevelts. The Alsop brothers were warrior journalists. When Joseph Alsop began writing from Washington, his...their careers, they were admirers of Richard Nixon, whom Joe Alsop once defended from attacks on his style...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Alsop makes Ravinia debut as guest conductor of CSO.(Time Out!)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 7/12/2002; 700+ words
; Byline: Bill Gowen When Marin Alsop steps to the podium at 8 p.m...has already lined up projects with Alsop for CDs of music by Leonard Bernstein, John Adams, Richard Strauss and Bela Bartok. Alsop was trained as a violinist (she...
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Ten Years After Joe Alsop
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/16/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...acquaintances or schoolmates of the Alsop brothers included many of the...War era, the era in which the Alsop careers also flourished: Dean...architects of the CIA such as Richard Bissell, Desmond FitzGerald...Barnes. After Harvard, Joe Alsop was hired by the Herald Tribune...
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Alsop sell-out sparks design fears
Magazine article from: The Architects' Journal; 11/4/2004; ; 590 words
; ...04). A key factor behind Alsop's recent financial difficulties...However, a spokeswoman for Alsop & Partners maintained...on moving forward.' Will Alsop believes that the new company...the Far East,' he said. Richard Waite
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Alsop's 'Cloud' set for new skies
Magazine article from: The Architects' Journal; 7/29/2004; ; 659 words
; ...to investigate the mess. Alsop's anger is understandable...year's city of culture - Alsop still has not given up on...until it's under threat,' Alsop added. However, rumours...remains firmly in place.' Richard Waite
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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ALSOP BRINGS BERNSTEIN'S 'TAHITI' TO BOETTCHER HALL.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 11/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...15 percent of the take,'' Alsop noted. ``We went through...performances of Bernstein's Mass. Alsop promised it would be presented...and look-alike face) of Richard Nixon in John Adams' groundbreaking...English). The contrast interests Alsop. ``I like the concept of...
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Colorado conductor Alsop directs `Women in Concert Hall'.(Arts & Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 5/26/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...people's consciousness," Ms. Alsop, 44, an avid jazz violinist...classical and pop tunes. Ms. Alsop will conduct all three performances...goal is to generate what Ms. Alsop calls "further interest in...Voices of Light," created by Richard Einhorn for the 1928 film...
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Richard Alsop
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Richard Alsop 1761-1815, American author, b. Middletown, Conn. Best remembered as one of the Connecticut Wits , he collaborated with Theodore Dwight and others in writing light satiric verse for the Political Greenhouse and the Echo.
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Alsop, Richard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Alsop, Richard (1761–1815), one of the Connecticut Wits , frequently collaborated with other members of the group in such light...
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Alsop, William
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Alsop, William (1947–...English architect, he established Alsop & Lyall in 1981, and in 2000 the practice was renamed Alsop Architects. He designed (1991...Powell et al. (2002 a ); Richard Weston ; Spens (1994)
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The 1950s: Lifestyles and Social Trends: People in the News
Book article from: American Decades
...NEWS On 12 April 1956 Mrs Joseph Wright Alsop, wid-owed mother of columnists Joseph and Stewart Alsop, married Francis W. Cole, retired chairman...Physically Handicapped, 14 November 1955. Richard Knerr and Arthur Melin, the owners of Wham...
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1783-1815: Communications: Publications
Book article from: American Eras
1783-1815: Communications: Publications Richard Alsop, The Political Greenhouse, for the Year 1798 (Hartford, Conn.: Hudson & Goodwin, 1799)—Alsop, Lemuel Hopkins, and Theodore Dwight published this...
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