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...been dead for almost a century. But his own paintings were much less formalized than Kōrin's. Hōitsu was an exquisite observer of small events: a patch of lichen on the pale bark of a branch, rendered with a diffused blot of malachite green; the lively flutter of peony leaves, each surrounded, with a kind of inlaid distinctness, by a barely noticeable fringe of untouched background...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Emperor's Show | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

...Shameful Blot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Aug. 25, 1975 | 8/25/1975 | See Source »

...statement that the U.S. Army is still testing hallucinogenic drugs and alcohol "but only with animals" [Aug. 4] reveals a callous attitude. Without animals, most of mankind would perish. Using them for experimental purposes is immoral, unethical and a shameful blot on the uncivilized world of today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Aug. 25, 1975 | 8/25/1975 | See Source »

...action, he concentrates so hard on anticipation and execution that he rarely knows who scores Flyer goals. That is part of his competitiveness: to blot out all else and focus on the assailant. "It's me against him," he explains. "It proves something when you make a save." Winning is something he is addicted to. "I hate losing," he says. "A good broad I don't mind. A good win I don't mind either...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Courage and Fear in a Vortex of Violence | 2/24/1975 | See Source »

...extracurricular ways and means of Wilbur Mills defy belief. His latest Foxe hunt through Boston's combat zone is a blot on the escutcheon of every Arkansan who voted for him and all who hope to see the return of honest and respectable government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Dec. 23, 1974 | 12/23/1974 | See Source »

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