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$ It was often observed -- first about Giorgione, and so on through to the 18th century -- that the pastoral mode was harder to decipher than religious or historical painting. There is not much narrative precision in Watteau's fetes galantes: these little societies of the elect, privileged folk in their shining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Club Med of the Humanists, from Giorgione to Matisse | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

Not all of Kiefer's allegories work with such clarity. When he felt the urge to be didactic ten or so years ago, he could be remarkably opaque. Ways of Worldly Wisdom, 1976-77, attempts to create a whole genealogy of German nationalism starting with Arminius, who in A.D. 9...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Germany's Master in The Making | 12/21/1987 | See Source »

As the stigma of chronic drinking fades, scientists begin to decipher how alcohol ravages the body and the mind. The hunt for genes that predispose certain individuals to the disease is on, and though the development of treatments lags behind research, there is a new message of openness and hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page November 30, 1987 | 11/30/1987 | See Source »

Dragon is a challenging play, but it is too long to retain rapt audience attention, and it does demand constant alertness to decipher dialect. But Sinophiles and drama enthusiasts will appreciate this spicy story of Chinatown challenge.

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Chinatown, My Chinatown | 11/20/1987 | See Source »

Until now, the earth's climate has been a remarkably stable, self- correcting machine, letting in just the right amount and type of solar energy and providing just the right balance of temperature and moisture to sustain life. Alternating cycles of cold and warmth, as well as greater and lesser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Heat Is On | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

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