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There were lots of reasons for the throw weight of the rumor. If true, it gave the lie to her belief that the single life was worth living, that a family consists of the people we are tied to by the work we share and < friendship as well as by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Even Feminists Get the Blues | 1/20/1992 | See Source »

At such supercold temperatures, scientists believe, matter may start to exhibit bizarre and interesting new properties. Certainly, cold atoms can be trapped and manipulated in a variety of cunning ways. The fountains created by Chu, for example, are enabling scientists to observe atoms in free fall and thus measure gravitational...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adventures In Lilliput | 12/30/1991 | See Source »

Mitchum was two things De Niro isn't: big and sexy. De Niro's Cady, though, has the cunning of madness. His body tattooed with Old Testament threats, he is a sleek machine of vengeance. He even has some reason for his rank righteousness. Unlike the 1962 film's lawyer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Filming At Full Throttle: MARTIN SCORSESE | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

Establishing a post-Soviet monarchy in such a utilitarian spirit may seem to undermine the emotional aura that would be the new czar's chief benefit. But that aura can coexist with practical considerations. Shakespeare's tragedy of kingship, Richard II, contrasts Richard, an immoral and incapable king, yet one...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Not Bring Back the Czars? | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

Can it be that the Holy Grail was really in Japan? American theater artist Robert Wilson seems to think so. For the Zurich Opera, Wilson has conjured up a LOHENGRIN that is far removed from Wagner's realm of Brabant. The composer's scenario is full of feudal warfare and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opera: Wagner in Slo-Mo | 10/28/1991 | See Source »

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