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...straight line through his trigger finger and by the leap of the bullet into the fear-rigid Viet Cong's brain: a crisp extinction. The weird surprise of death, the pop into non-being. In the TV version, the man falls like a short tree and his head pours neat but urgent blood upon the street, as from a vial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Introduction | 2/2/1989 | See Source »

Books are abounding here in the Square, The fun part is choosing--so look everywhere! Short stories, neat menus or how to buy stock, Or the wonderful new One by Richard D. Bach...

Author: By Abigail N. Sosland, | Title: Christmas Shopping From A to Z | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

...mine, even though you probably haven't caught a glimpse of me or it, because everyone who does see it for the first time can't help noticing it ("There's a hole in your nose!"), wondering about it ("Does that hurt?"), complimenting it ("That's really, um, neat.") or finding it disgusting ("Why did you ruin your face that...

Author: By Elizabeth L. Wurtzel, | Title: Nose Rings and Narcissism | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

...resent that. I hate Americans as much as anybody. You just don't understand. At the time, I thought we could get arms from the Americans and then use them to slaughter thousands of innocent Iraqis; it just seemed like a neat idea...

Author: By Matthew Pinsker, | Title: Iran-a-Muk | 12/6/1988 | See Source »

...presidential limousine rested at Parkland Hospital. A grim young man was washing away the blood and flesh that had splattered the leather upholstery. The sight was shattering. The red roses given to Jackie were still in the car -- crushed, broken. The young man in his neat dark suit, sleeves pushed up, swabbed the seats. They glistened in their miserable wetness. Beside the car was a bucket with brownish red water. If any doubt remained about this calamity, it was swept away in one glance at that bucket. So simple, so hideous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Assassination | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

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