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...testing of the first atom bomb is one of the century's great stories. So it takes a bit of nerve to turn this modern Promethean tale into a popular thriller, especially if the hero is a Pueblo Indian Army sergeant who is also a prizefighter, jazz pianist and catnip to the ladies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Fallout Stallion Gate | 5/12/1986 | See Source »

...have grossed over $15 million already this year (the royalty percentage is split fifty-fifty with United Feature). To coordinate Garfield spinoffs, Davis founded Paws, Inc. Garfield's poultry-stuffed grin now adorns pottery, linen, stationery, luggage, maternity clothing, jewelry, beer steins, toothbrush holders, pillows, chimney stockings, diaries, catnip bags, wastebaskets and slumberbags. Garfield's visage is even silk-screened on women's panties. Many of the items carry historic Garfield utterings like, "I never met a lasagna I didn't like"; or "Cats don't ask. Cats take"; or "You know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Those Catty Cartoonists | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...some catnip that...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Potpourri on the Ledge | 10/18/1978 | See Source »

...these ambiguities are catnip to critics, especially those with a sociological bent. Many observe that the show is a kind of barge to float all the garbage of American culture out to sea. Yale English Professor David Thorburn, who uses the show in one of his courses, has called the Hartman family "an American house of Atreus," although there has been no slaughter so far. Several enthusiasts have compared the show with Ingmar Bergman's film, Scenes from a Marriage-to Bergman's disparagement. Perhaps because he wears a warm-up jacket, Tom has been likened to John...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary | 2/23/1976 | See Source »

...cats, there are Prince Valiant suede tents, "powder-room screens," fiber-glass igloos and a Ko-Z Cat Cottage with pile carpeting, a sun deck, catnip bar and built-in mouse hole. For animals left behind by vacationing owners, pet motels and inns vie to offer such features as wall-to-wall AstroTurf, brass beds, Snoopy linen, piped-in music, color TV, bathrooms, beauty parlors, air conditioning, thrice-daily cookie breaks, and meals cooked to clients' specifications (including kosher diets). If the pet travels with his owners, there are guides listing only hotels and motels that welcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great American Animal Farm | 12/23/1974 | See Source »

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