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The secret to Da lies deeper, however, than his bumpkin mannerisms or even his placid gentility. His ignorance serves as a shield against the violent onslaught of painful knowledge. In Da's world, where rosebush cuttings and fresh peaches take first priority, knowledge can only oppress. By reinforcing the suffering...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Honor Thy Father | 11/15/1979 | See Source »

Though he has given her no encouragement whatsoever, his own secretary is pathetically in love with him. His stepfather Pete, a fat Babbitt, has a whining neurotic on his hands in Charles' awful mother. His sister is happily in love but cannot see that her health-nut boyfriend is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Rah! Rah! Rah!? | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Approach #1. The First Week at Sleep-Away Camp Approach. This tactic is particularly recommended for those who have never been away from home for long periods of time. Prerequisites: a vacant, wondrous, slightly overwhelmed stare, a willingness to get out there and meet lots of people, and the ability...

Author: By Andrew Multer, | Title: Six Ways to Survive | 8/17/1979 | See Source »

That, alas, is precisely the problem. Now roughly a century after that flight of poetic fancy, clover and, indeed, a host of other crops have been laced with a chemical pesticide that may threaten the blissful honeybee with extinction. The culprit is methyl parathion, which has been used to combat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Bee's Killer | 6/18/1979 | See Source »

Similarly, Thomas suggests that death may not be the rattling, agonized event that humans fear. He is no stranger to the spectacle of death and its ravages. But he cites interesting evidence gathered from people who have slipped toward death before being rescued. Their testimony suggests a peaceful experience. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: In Celebration of Life | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

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