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The term outsider art could have been invented for Eduard Bersudsky. In 1958, as a bored Jewish student in Leningrad, his flippant offer to do his work placement "as far away as possible" earned him a lesson on how far that could be in the Soviet Union: a coal mine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Very Moving | 7/10/2005 | See Source »

Thank you for calling. To get you the help you need as fast as possible, we need to know why you called. Please say one of the following key words: 1) "weasel" if you were hoping we wouldn't be home, so that you could leave a message and get...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hello, May I Speak with a Human? | 7/3/2005 | See Source »

Just last week SAFOD's giant Texas-style drill bored to an inclined depth of 11,000 ft., coming to within 1,000 ft. of the San Andreas. Around July 4, the giant drill's steel teeth should chatter through to the fault itself, reaching the far side of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Fault Runs Through It | 6/27/2005 | See Source »

Perhaps Photon's only problem is that old soldiers might just get bored and fade away. Complains Denverite Bates: "They need to change things from time to time." But Carter's empire is ready to strike back with new technology. Within a year, helmets will be equipped so that warriors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Enjoy Shooting at My Friends | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

Having topped himself, Stumpf yearns to broaden his range. "To tell you the truth," he says, "I'm bored with designing for the office. Bored stiff." Among the things he would like to design are baby strollers that do not jiggle, an airplane with an observation deck, a taxicab with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Looking Good Is Not Enough | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

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