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Word: coversion (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Cinema verite is one of those flexible French phrases, like piece de resistance; it covers a multitude of meanings. Back in the early '60s, the technique was its own justification, as film makers with new lightweight sound cameras trailed anyone from condemned convicts to standup comics. The idea was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Drawbacks of Reality | 3/7/1969 | See Source »

Everybody is talking about the great "Blues Revival" of 1968 but there is much confusion as to what exactly Blues is and what is being revived. The bald term "Blues" covers an incredible number of musicians ranging from Robert Johnson and Jelly Roll Morton to B. B. King and Eric...

Author: By James C. Gutman, | Title: B.B. King Is King of the Blues--Black Music That Whites Now Dig | 2/27/1969 | See Source »

Heyward Dotson, the 6'4" leaper who covers the floor like the Staten Island ferry, scored 22 points for the Lions, blocked six shots, stole at least as many Harvard passes and pulled in a game-high 14 rebounds. Clearly disappointed with his play in New York the first time...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Five Bows By 18; Dotson Scores 22 | 2/22/1969 | See Source »

In the most explicit detail ever bound between the covers of a bestseller, Portnoy relives his adolescent masturbations. Boy Scouts, for example, will find the novel considerably more informative on the subject than their official handbook. He describes how he used his sister's unlaundered brassiere, his windbreaker on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Sex Novel of the Absurd | 2/21/1969 | See Source »

Early each year, TIME's Education Department prepares a 100-question Current Affairs Test that covers the preceding twelve months. This year, the 33rd edition of the test will be taken by 6,000,000 people around the world. Copies (price: 10?) should be requested from

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Feb. 14, 1969 | 2/14/1969 | See Source »

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