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The third movement was as lovely as the first, and the winds were back in form. Leinsdorf's annoying flair for the unnecessarily dramatic got the better of his judgement at the end of it, however, and he went into the fourth movement without a pause. The audience was visibly...

Author: By Isaiah Jackson, | Title: Harvard Glee Club-Radcliffe Choral Society | 10/18/1965 | See Source »

Hardly was the Clutter family funeral over when Capote arrived in Holcomb, Kans., scene of the crime. He stayed for six months and immersed himself in the life of the community. With his light, lisping voice and his blue Jaguar, he looked out of place in that flat corner of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reporting: In a Novel Way | 10/8/1965 | See Source »

Report to Greco illuminates Kazantzakis' life in the way that lightning illuminates the dark. A sudden flash, and there stands that lusty old goat Zorba, the flesh-and-blood model for Kazantzakis' most successful novel, who taught him "to love life and have no fear of death." Another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Last Testament | 8/13/1965 | See Source »

And what a sprint! Racing against the clock for points, the autos roll up one by one to the starting gate, pause until a red light flashes green, then bolt off, engines screaming and rear ends smoking as the tires burn under the tremendous torque. The course, usually four to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto Racing: Vroom at the Top | 8/6/1965 | See Source »

The Romans, always alert to omens and portents, would never have gone through with the ceremony. A tremendous mountain storm sent vengeful bolts of lightning slashing across the slopes of Mont Blanc, and their thunderclaps shook the valleys below. The helicopter bearing Charles de Gaulle had to grope its way...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe: A Link for a Continent | 7/23/1965 | See Source »

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