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But it is a gross exaggeration of the amount of thought-process behind Mickey's statement to treat it thus logically. For when he entered the clinic, his counsellorial dignity suffered the unspeakable insult of being "greeted in the sharp tones similar to those given by an army officer." The...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DR. SULLIVAN | 5/23/1940 | See Source »

The Bridegroom Cometh better dramatizes Mary's loss of faith than her rebirth. But it is provocative testimony to Author Frank's thesis that U. S. life is deeply grained with religious tradition.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Frank's Heaven | 6/5/1939 | See Source »

Not many writers can sustain a literary reputation on the strength of one short story. But for almost ten years that has been the achievement of Katherine Anne Porter. Probably no U. S. writer has been praised so highly while writing so little. The story that made her reputation was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Promise Kept | 4/10/1939 | See Source »

Last year, an outstanding contribution from New Mexico was the work of Ernest Leonard Blumenschein, whose paintings are so finely grained they suggest the surface of a highly polished piece of maple. This year, Artist Blumenschein's contribution was a populous piece called Ourselves and Taos Neighbors, in which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: National Show | 6/20/1938 | See Source »

Professor John Spinachseed of the Whiskey Straits Paleontological Society has just sent word of a discovery which will revolutionize the world of science more than somewhat. Burled beneath some heavy, coarse-grained Potsdam holystone beds, lie has uncovered a peculiar organ, perfectly preserved. It is a circular piece of fossilized...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scientific Scrapbook | 6/13/1938 | See Source »

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