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The inevitable apocalypse occurs on cue. The wall crumbles, bending on its collapsible support columns and bringing a storm of harmless rubble down around the Floyd. "Outside the wall," Waters sings, "the bleeding hearts and the artists make their stand." The Pinkies would presumably find such company untidy, in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Pinkies on the Wing | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

And they can do it. It takes time, but luckily Cleary has time. Four of his top six scorers are freshmen, the other two are sophomores. His goalie is a sophomore, as is the number one back-up. The years are there, and so is the heart. All they have...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: It Doesn't Seem Fair | 2/5/1980 | See Source »

We climbed a curved staircase to the embassy's third-floor vault, a specially designed, windowless steel-walled room, about 20 ft. by 30 ft. It contained communications equipment, coding devices, and an enormous safe. It had its own back-up power generator and battery-powered radios. "They'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: You Could Die Here | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

...Back-up center Karen Smith, who replaced starter Elaine Holpuch, provided the only glimmer of sunshine in a generally gloomy Crimson effort. She tossed in eight points and grabbed seven rebounds, leading the team in both departments.

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Women Cagers Fall Again | 12/1/1979 | See Source »

Like all stars, she is a packaged commodity; if she stops selling, she gets tossed into the leftover rack. Rydell explores her relationships with Rudge, her grubby English manager (Alan Bates), with her sexist, drugged-up back-up band, and finally, with her voracious audiences. As long as Rose remains...

Author: By Deirdre M. Donahue, | Title: Janis-Faced Rose | 11/30/1979 | See Source »

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