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Alexander Weissberg, an Austrian physicist, was in charge of the construction of an experimental plant in Kharkov. Every morning when he swept off to work in his chauffeur-driven car he would pass the prison of Kholodnaya Gora and "avert my gaze" from the distressing spectacle of "prisoners clinging to the bars." But one morning in 1937, Weissberg was unable to avert his gaze: he was clinging to the bars himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Survivor of the Purge | 1/14/1952 | See Source »

Just how to decorate the home poses considerable aesthetic problems, it would seem, from the critical gaze of the selective lady pictured AT RIGHT...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mobs Prowl Shops in Push To Ring Christmas Welkin | 12/22/1951 | See Source »

...Adam opened his eyes and looked into the face of his Maker . . . In that unique moment when 'man became a living soul,' Adam could feel no fear. There was welcome for him in the Creator's steady gaze...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Oursler's Old Testament | 11/12/1951 | See Source »

...appears before fastidious Blanche for the first time, the camera-eye stares fascinated at a huge sweat-stain on his T-shirt, just above the area where he is scratching himself; for half a minute the sweat mark-plays a major role, presenting itself to Blanche's delicate gaze from different angles. Next we see Brando eating a tomato abstractedly while his wife tries to capture his attention, running her fingers through his hair and kissing his neck; then Brando clearing his place at the table by sweeping the plates to the floor. Always, Brando chewing gum, pushing his words...

Author: By Daniel Ellsberg, | Title: The Moviegoer | 10/25/1951 | See Source »

...three successive days, Oct. 30, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 1950, said the Cardinal, the miraculous vision of Fátima was repeated for Pope Pius XII: "The Holy Father turned his gaze from the Vatican gardens toward the sun, and there was renewed for his eyes the miracle of this valley." Nov. 1 was the day the Pope proclaimed the dogma of the bodily ascension of the Virgin Mary into Heaven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: New Vision | 10/22/1951 | See Source »

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