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...that -- gasp! -- bear a striking resemblance to present-day folk; the baffled reaction of doctors and police to mysterious deaths in the town ("Looks like some kind of wild animal tried to tear her throat out"). Cross has a suave-but-menacing manner ) so transparent that it wouldn't fool the family cat, and his tortured pleas for sympathy are unconvincing. "I cannot help myself!" he cries at one point. Excuses, excuses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would It Fool the Family Cat? | 1/14/1991 | See Source »

...FOOL AND THE FISH by Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (Dial; $12.95). Ivan is that classic Russian archetype, the wise idiot. When he catches a talking pike, it strikes a bargain: if Ivan casts it back into the icy water, his every wish will be granted. The result is riches, fame -- and problems. Gennady Spirin's paintings exhibit the palette of Russian icons and the surreal quality of Bruegel landscapes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Child's Shelf of Delight | 12/17/1990 | See Source »

This would, of course, be tremendously expensive, what with the cash we'd have to pay some fool to place small magnetic strips on ten million books. But the benefits would likely be worth it. The system is virtually foolproof. No more books would be stolen...

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, | Title: How I Ripped Off Lamont Library | 12/13/1990 | See Source »

...them. Parrhasius outdid him, however, by fashioning a curtain that Zeuxis, mistaking for fabric, attempted to pull open. A long line of artists have since striven to equal Parrhasius' success by bestowing an illusory third dimension to flat, featureless walls and ceilings. Known as trompe l'oeil (fool the eye), the style reached its prime in the Renaissance and during the Baroque period, when painters embellished churches and palaces with imaginary soaring columns, weighty domes and clouded skies inhabited by plump putti...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design: Creating Grand Illusions | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

...appears the three forwards will probably play with each other for the rest of their collegiate careers. Tomassoni would be a fool to split up the winning combination--even when Weisbrod returns...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: All Lines Are NOT Created Equal | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

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