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Consider, for instance, his portrait of a friend, the English writer Michael Podro. Its title is The Jewish Rider. The man sits in the compartment of a railway carriage. Its upholstery, its projecting headrests and Podro's clothes are rendered in broad swipes of the brush and suggest an unease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HISTORY'S BAD DREAMS | 3/6/1995 | See Source »

Because the repairs are so numerous and so intricate -- the 600-lb., telephone booth-size compartment containing Hubble's corrective lenses has to fit into an opening with less than an inch to spare -- the entire mission has + been choreographed more precisely than a Balanchine ballet. Unlike last year's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rendezvous with Destiny | 12/13/1993 | See Source »

Privacy: Until now I have lived with my depressive illness kept in a tight, private, highly secretive compartment, as does nearly everyone who knows the risks of sharing such extremely sensitive matters. Even when events sometimes cause more people to know, the huge need for privacy remains. Only a handful...

Author: By John Duvivier, | Title: Depression: A Personal Account | 11/23/1993 | See Source »

Kessler also details another elaborate plan, in which high-tech devices were planted in the headrests of KGB cars. These would trigger sensors at specific intersections in Washington, allowing the bureau to keep track of KGB movements without recourse to machines that required replacement tapes or batteries. One car did...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fun and Games with the KGB | 8/30/1993 | See Source »

Every 19 seconds a car is stolen. Every day about 70 automobiles are carjacked. But it is not statistics that make people tuck the Mace into the glove compartment, or change their route home from work, or discover the virtues of carpooling, or prefer the risk of a ticket to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hell on Wheels | 8/16/1993 | See Source »

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