Word: instants
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...below swirl the icy black currents of the rushing St. Lawrence River. Snow-laden Arctic winds whistle past, and for an instant, at least, the feeling is that of being atop a giant, jagged iceberg floating downriver past Montreal. Inside the iceberg, though, all is snug and warm; a baroque symphony dances across the huge living room while the champagne bubbles and the soft lights glow. This is Habitat, the magnificent living complex designed by Israeli Architect Moshe Safdie and built on the tiny Cité du Havre peninsula for Canada's Expo '67. For a surprisingly long...
Slipping on the special Polaroid glasses for this revival is an instant time trip. Back you go to the advent of 3-D in the early '50s, when Bwana Devil had a lion jumping out from the screen and It Came from Outer Space landed a meteor right in your lap. House of Wax, which combined the pop-out tricks with the grue of the traditional horror movie, seemed the best of them...
...team: "When we were mulling over the idea of having women do some of our advance work, the pros all said they were too soft for the job. They said women couldn't deal with politicians. I've found just the contrary. Advance men from Washington face instant hostility from local politicians, but those same politicians can't resist a female...
...decaying urban ghettoes as part of the economic backwash of this otherwise sterling achievement. If the students had been apprised of the mixed nature of this technological blessing (and many others), perhaps they would become more careful thinkers in their later careers. Such awareness would certainly be no instant solution to these multifaceted problems, but it would be a great place to begin...
...Recognizing the appeal of instant replay, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is currently erecting a 20-ft. by 48-ft. screen at one end of the stadium so that fans-and possibly the referees-can enjoy a second look at important plays...