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Historical records also show that for thousands of years people believed that, since ferns flowered but did not set visible seeds, they had supernatual powers. Even Shakespeare wrote that Oberon, King of the Fairies in A Midsummer's Night Dream, used these invisible seeds to make himself invisible and dealt...

Author: By Christopher J. Georges, | Title: Botanical Beast Or Buddy? | 11/16/1984 | See Source »

For Americans who came of age during the Viet Nam War, the patriotic impulse is tempered by their generational experience. "If patriotism is love of country, the land and communities, we'll buy that," says David McCauley, head of the Vermont American Friends Service Committee. "If it is just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Upbeat Mood | 9/24/1984 | See Source »

Dior minimized the waist not only by means of clever cutting and a mini-corset or guepiere; be padded out the front hip bones and used every known trick of the art of couture in elaborately constructing his models. To add the ultra-feminine look of these costumes, Dior added...

Author: By Victoria G.T. Bassetti, | Title: Exploring Peru, Bluegrass and Vogue | 6/7/1984 | See Source »

High school seniors can't be blamed for wanting to see something of what actually happens after they're admitted to the admissions office film's perfect wonderland--and that, of course, is the one thing the admissions office can't show them. First Affair shows how strong an impact...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Glossing Over College Life | 11/1/1983 | See Source »

Fantasy took flight in their songs, from Yellow Submarine's childlike picture of a carefree existence beneath the waves to the vastly more complex and ominous vision in Strawberry Fields Forever of a retreat from uncertainty into a psychedelic copout. Its four separate meters, freewheeling modulations and titillating tonal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC 1967: The Messengers: The Beatles | 10/5/1983 | See Source »

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