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...Perception is the fifth dimension," he cries in this delirious monologue, and that is just about the only dimension left to him. On Designer Sirlin's trompe l'oeil stage, the first three dimensions dissolve, shift and disappear; on the spaceship, the fourth, time, is relative and thus meaningless. By the end, a half-crazed M. (the work's title comes from M.'s description of the pounding sounds in his head) has forgotten most of his ordeal, but is left to fear that the nightmare will begin again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Opera As Science Fiction | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

...offer. Expect bastard themes. Expect winking ironies, comic conclusions. For Hispanics live on this side of the border, where Kraft manufactures Mexican-style Velveeta, and where Jack in the Box serves Fajita Pita. Expect marriage. We will change America even as we will be changed. We will disappear with you into a new miscegenation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Fear of Losing a Culture | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

...birth of a child may be one of the most joyful times in a woman's life, it is also among the most stressful. Between 50% and 80% of new mothers experience an emotional letdown, known as the "baby blues," and become sensitive, moody and tearful. Such feelings usually disappear within a couple of weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Why Mothers Kill Their Babies | 6/20/1988 | See Source »

Everywhere the irrepressible Randi goes, usually in a flowing tweed cape and a brown, broad-brimmed hat, bewildering events occur: spoons bend, watches stop, wallets disappear, pencils move mysteriously, minds are read. And everywhere, Randi's message is the same: the remarkable happenings are simply magic tricks, not psychic or out-of-this-world phenomena...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: James Randi : Fighting Against Flimflam | 6/13/1988 | See Source »

Many stockholders lost a great deal of money in October's financial disaster, but not everyone went bankrupt and few intend to advertise their losses by changing their lifestyles. They learned that there are better ways to protect earnings than a stock portfolio--precious metals don't disintegrate or disappear like paper profits. Real estate from Manhattan to Malibu will become the most popular goods on the market...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Secret of Our Success | 6/8/1988 | See Source »

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