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Equally disastrous is this year's greenhouse look advocated supposed to resemble a refugee Technicolor Tarzan set in flower print fabrics that will attract every lovesick bee a five mile radius Norma Kaman's dresses and boxers almost manage to redeem the look, but' all just short...

Author: By Charles M. Sneid, | Title: Fun, Sun and Dumb--This Spring's New Looks | 3/19/1985 | See Source »

...Jeeves devolving into Wooster or a starched headmistress is, in itself, enough to supply a right humorous air to the scene. The second act is more of this good stuff: a friendly poke at beastly aunts, a discourse on the proper waistcoat, and a drunken tirade shouted by a lovesick newt-fancier at a public school awards ceremony. The whole thing comes to a good old-fashioned musical finish with a bit of tap-dance and "Sonny...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sunai, | Title: The Butler Does It All | 10/2/1984 | See Source »

What would you say to purely tactical advice? Over the years I picked up several emotional maneuvers that might serve you well as contingency plans. When lonely, for example, read murder mysteries; I find them soothing. When angry, choose solitude. When lovesick, do push ups, run a mile or two, or step out with the boys; I don't know why that helps, but it does. When bored, see the movie Bringing Up Baby. When in despair, dress to the nines. I often wear a white shirt to work when I want to pit elegance against the fates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Speech for a High School Graduate | 6/11/1984 | See Source »

...long, gentlemen. It's been good to know you. Grownups to a man, you gave the campaign a depth of field, a seriousness and a connection to history it would never have had without your lovesick perseverance. You also made it fun. And by the way, you were wrong about the country not loving you back, in its fashion. Didn't you catch the look in the lady's eyes when she threw her arms around you, knowing all the while that she was going to marry someone else? If only she hadn't said that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: A Bouquet for Also-Rans | 3/26/1984 | See Source »

...lovesick teenage android living in a lonely space station where he assists his creator--an insane, Nazified professor played by Klaus Kinski--on "Operation Cassandra" (the ultimate android!). As the film opens, Max is hanging around the space station playing video games, listening to rock-and-roll, and watching video tapes of black-and-white Hollywood feature films from the last century. When a female voice comes on the monitor, sending out an SOS and requesting permission to land, Max becomes really excited--a real live woman. Without asking the boss for permission. Max allows the damaged spaceship to dock...

Author: By Thomas Reiss, | Title: Out of This World | 3/22/1984 | See Source »

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