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Well, no, he isn't. But carnography's adrenal rush, quickened pulse rate, and readying of muscles for action are nearly as effective as pornography's sexual flush in blocking out all other emotional and intellectual reactions. This monotonous, mechanical simplification is why porno and carno are properly held in contempt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Carnography | 5/29/1972 | See Source »

...farm, agents seized an arsenal of a dozen rifles, two shotguns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and some 40 fireworks bombs. Police theorize that the bombs, which look and sound like hand grenades, were to be used to flush the Gallos out of their Brooklyn stronghold. Then they would be picked off with gunfire as they fled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: The Mobs Maneuver | 5/8/1972 | See Source »

...with which it is joined in a new Federation of Arab Republics, and is a principal financial angel of the Palestinian guerrilla movement. More than 300 Libyan soldiers are serving with the fedayeen; five of them were killed and 16 wounded when Israeli troops invaded Lebanon in February to flush out the guerrillas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIBYA: The Croesus of Crisis | 4/10/1972 | See Source »

During shooting, says Coppola, "there was a full flush of intuition that Brando fused with his technique. If a herd of buffalo ran across the set, he'd react in character." For Brando's death scene, the script called for him to cavort with his grandson in a garden, then topple over from a stroke. Brando suggested adding a little game that he played with his own children: he cut a set of jagged fangs from an orange rind and inserted them in his mouth. The result not only drew a spontaneous on-screen reaction from the child...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Making of The Godfather | 3/13/1972 | See Source »

...members of the hated pro-Pakistan Bihari minority. The incident apparently began when some Pakistani soldiers, who had escaped capture by hiding among Bihari sympathizers since the surrender in December, began firing at refugees returning to claim their homes. Troops of the Bangladesh army were sent in to flush them out. In the fighting, at least 100 Bengali troops were reported killed or wounded, as well as an undisclosed number of civilians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BANGLADESH: Recognizing Reality | 2/14/1972 | See Source »

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