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...Manfred Worner said on Wednesday evening -- "historical" decision made by NATO in Brussels, I bumped into a good friend on the street. He greeted me with a hearty, "Hello, happy fellow," quite unusual given the conditions in Sarajevo these days. It wasn't easy for him to hide the devilish cynicism in this greeting, nor could we keep from breaking up completely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Under the Gun in Sarajevo | 2/21/1994 | See Source »

...duet between Upton and David Collins (Dr. Falke) in Act I. Here Collins persuades Upton, with the utmost of alacrity, to attend prince Orlofsky's party. Collins enchants the audience, as well as Upton, with his crisp, charismatic antics atop the living room furniture. Collins maintains his devilish role of orchestrating his plot of revenge on Upton through the many twists and turns of the production, and the audience enjoys sharing his secret through...

Author: By Edith Replogle, | Title: Die Fledermaus, Batty and Entertaining Fun | 2/17/1994 | See Source »

...mean the one decked out in medieval myth, gorgeous metaphors and a devilish grin? That's John Updike, the North American writer who usually makes his living turning out fiction about the lust-lives of New England palefaces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Warning: the Rabbit Is Loose | 2/14/1994 | See Source »

Sucking the blood of all who cross him, Dr. Petiot changes his costume to meet the demands of the time. Whether Dr. Petiot or disguised as some other man by day, he is always a villain by night. The black cape, dark circles under the eyes, and devilish eyebrows render the doctor not so different from the vampire of the film's early moments. Scorning sleep, Dr. Petiot declares his preference for night and chaos, "What I like about this war...you're plunged into real darkness...

Author: By Caralee E. Caplan, | Title: Petrifying `Petiot' | 10/21/1993 | See Source »

There are reasons why Wynn was spoiled. His mother Zelma had a miscarriage prior to his birth; the baby who came after him died eight hours after being born. His brother Kenneth was born a decade later. So Wynn, a child his mother describes as precocious and sometimes devilish, was not just an ordinary firstborn: he was a sacred child. Meanwhile his father, Michael, was often away from their home in Utica, New York, supervising bingo parlors he owned in three states. "Steve ruled the roost," says Wynn's wife Elaine. "Mike was not home, meaning that there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Casino Salesman | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

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