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This is the art of darkness: a young woman offers a sandalwood garland, bows from the waist -- and, suddenly, the once and likely future hope of India, a figure invested with the symbolic weight of generations, is obliterated in a deafening roar and a ball of flame. A man whose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: Death's Return Visit | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

This year, the holiday decorations at the Union consist of red bows, poinsettas of various colors and (a burst of creativity) colored bulbs to replace the traditional white ones in the Christmas candelabras.

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, | Title: Is Santa Claus a Jew? | 12/15/1990 | See Source »

Headlines such as Time's "The Iron Lady Bows Out" are not particularly kind, but underneath the cliches of Thatcher's tough image, public opinion has been a little gentler. Thatcher received praise from almost every corner--from Ronald Reagan to even Neil Kinnock, the leader of the rival Labour...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Can Feminists Love Thatcher? | 12/1/1990 | See Source »

And by the end of this nearly 800-page biography, a reader may wonder just how this Paley fellow ever got so far. Smith makes ritual bows toward his personal charm and "genius for mass programming." But concrete examples are scarce. More typically, we hear of the deals Paley botched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Small-Screen View of a Titan | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

America's most fashionable doll appeared on grocery shelves last year. Breakfast With Barbie offers a bowl of itty-bitty hearts, bows and stars in lollipop colors. Ghostbusters contains marshmallow specters, and Nintendo Cereal Systems boasts fruity-flavored video-game characters. Hot Wheels, for fans of Mattell's little toy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: Ah, How Sweet It Is! | 5/28/1990 | See Source »

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