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But debate, discussion and deliberation are functions internal to the administration, the brain of the body politic. Simply to have thought of something does not amount to having done it. This sort of cogitation lacks any real value, political or practical--its value is merely contingent on some prospect of...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: One Hundred Days of Lassitude | 5/7/1993 | See Source »

At first it was an optical shimmer, a weaving of color energy on the surface, in deference to the prevalent American art theory of the day and, to some degree, in homage to Riley. The work of Mark Rothko, which Scully had seen as a student, was a presiding influence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Earning His Stripes | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

"But then we started getting more calls, and some of our own people started seeing it." On Aug. 19, after considerable level-headed cogitation -- "I'm a skeptic, O.K.?" Carl says. "I'm not a very religious person, but you can't let that affect your coverage" -- the editor decided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Ohio: a Vision West of Town | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

Once in a great while a man and his task are so happily fitted that the combination inspires a benign envy. John Wolter is half of just such an equation; his job is chief of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. A child of the prairie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Washington: There's Life in Old Maps | 9/16/1985 | See Source »

Ken Houk, the trumpet player, even looks a little like his unmistakable musical hero, Miles Davis. Houk's head is full of ideas, and although he sometimes appears to be thinking faster than he can blow, the emotional intensity of his playing is consistently high. The Blue Notes' trombonist, Sam...

Author: By Sidney Hart, | Title: Jazz at Quincy | 3/23/1963 | See Source »

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