Word: perfectly
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...braved the disco and drug dens of New York City for articles. In 1980 she became TIME's show-business correspondent in Los Angeles, then worked there for PEOPLE, and has now come home, we feel, to write and plan pieces for the Living section. "This story is a perfect example of what the section can do," says Smilgis. "It treats a social issue from a human viewpoint, taking the temperature and mood of the country while explaining exactly what is at stake...
...contrary to myth, the old auditorium's sound was not perfect. During the 1946 filming of the movie Carnegie Hall, the ceiling above the stage was ripped open to accommodate ventilation and lights. The hole was masked by canvas panels and curtains, which may actually have enhanced the hall's warmth by soaking up excessive high frequencies. But the first dozen or so rows lay in a dead spot, and an unsettling echo off the back walls was noticeable in loud, brassy passages. Despite its reputation, Carnegie was not quite as good as Boston's jewel and the Grosser Musikvereinsaal...
Black Widow has style to spare. Its images are opulent, chic, seductive: ! recumbent nudes framed by a fireplace, or a couple of perfect bodies meeting in a night-lighted swimming pool. At times the film seems to believe that no thriller can be too rich or too thin. But there is dark substance lurking here, like the avidity and contempt hidden in the all-American smile of its honeyed, moneyed murderer. That would be Catharine (Theresa Russell), who marries and fatally poisons some of the richest men in the world. Maybe she loves them, almost as much as she loves...
...OBSESSION with superficial beauty is as unfair to the man as it is to the woman he judges. Because of his search for a perfect female body, Billy rarely asks women out anymore. He often spends Saturday nights sitting in his boxer shorts, drinking a six-pack of Meisterbrau, and watching the Junk Yard Dog battle Mr. Wonderful in the fake wrestling match of the week...
Adkins wasn't the only hoopster with a great shot last night, as Cibotti went a perfect six-for-six from the floor to tie Hayes for team-high scoring honors with 14 points...