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...takes place entirely with in the small and crowded office of Ben and Joey. In an exhibition of dexterity that nearly matches that of their word-play, the two lecturers manage to avoid with a graceful and familiar ease the various chairs, desks, book cases, and lamp cords that clutter the stage. Director John Greenwood has taken his actors and put them in a confining (and potentially dangerous) set, that serves only to accentuate the petty and bitter world of Ben Butley's academia. The direction is totally unobtrusive--which is exactly as it should be in a small...

Author: By William Englund, | Title: A Look at Academic Frustration | 4/16/1975 | See Source »

...several walls. An old upright piano, its guts exposed, has been pushed over to one corner. Grade school desks with writing arms and stenciled numbers on the backs are scattered around the room and an old Mikado poster from the fall is tacked up on one wall. Despite the clutter and trash, Shannon seems empty and a little forlorn...

Author: By Susan Cooke, | Title: Low-Key Conducting | 3/4/1975 | See Source »

...Rain Clutter. The Coast Guard in Miami responds to the many inquiries about the mysteries of the triangle with a prepared handout that presents a rational explanation of the hazards in the area. "It has been our experience," the Coast Guard says, "that the combined forces of nature and unpredictability of mankind outdo even the most farfetched science fiction many times each year." The handout notes that the triangle is one of two places where magnetic compasses point to true north-and thus may be confusing to navigators who are not used to compass variations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: A Deadly Triangle | 1/6/1975 | See Source »

...triangle. There is no record of this event on any of its ships' logs, the Coast Guard says. But even if it were recorded, a spokesman points out, the momentary disappearance of a ship on a radar screen is a common occurrence, the result of rain clutter, sea "return" or other natural causes. Berlitz's claim that several planes have "mysteriously disintegrated over land within a short distance of the Miami airport, including Eastern Airlines Flight 401," is disputed by Jim Fraser, the Federal Aviation Administration coordinator in the Miami area. "The only time Flight 401 disintegrated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: A Deadly Triangle | 1/6/1975 | See Source »

...period of $15-a-night performances at Manhattan's Café Au Go Go, she met David Geffen and Elliott Roberts, two show biz agents, who with unemployed Guitarist David Crosby later became her record-company president, personal manager and music tutor. "She was a jumble of creative clutter with a guitar case full of napkins, road maps and scraps of paper all covered with lyrics," recalls Roberts. Friendships with performers quickly multiplied. Soon Judy Collins, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Boston Singer-Guitarist Tom Rush were recording songs written by Joni. With Crosby she worked on the intricate system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock 'n' Roll's Leading Lady | 12/16/1974 | See Source »

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