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THERE'S no question about Billy Joel's musical creativity; the dead-end kid from Long Island has consistently proved that he can compose original songs, and his six albums to date have showcased some of the '70s' best pop tunes. But their appeal, and indeed much of what makes...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: A Spirit Departed | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

People of all ages stop to buy rice porridge or yu-t'iao, a deep-fried cruller that sells for 20. Others, in every available space, are somberly engaged in t'ai-chi-ch'uan, the balletic, trancelike exercise that is supposed to tone all muscles and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: China Says: Ni hao! | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

The residents of Brno promote Janacek's work as hard as they play down his life-a chronicle so scandalous that, after 50 years, Brno still blushes and changes the subject when anyone mentions it. A choir director, conductor and organ teacher, Janacek at age 27 married one of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: A Bayreuth at Brno | 10/23/1978 | See Source »

Willie also seeks detachment from the pressures of performing by jogging almost daily. Motion is the primary law of life for him. He writes most of his songs on the run, scribbling them on cardboard boxes, napkins, the backs of airline tickets. Best of all, he likes to compose them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Country's Platinum Outlaw | 9/18/1978 | See Source »

But the postwar epoch was not clear and the artist continued to compose. His underground newspaper was called Combat. That might have served as the subtitle for all of Camus's work. He tried the Communist Party and found it guilty of hypocrisy. He refused to endorse extremist positions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: Camus: Normal Virtues in Abnormal Times | 7/10/1978 | See Source »

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