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...young, activist audience was too good to pass up. During rehearsals, Regular Billy Crystal told Jackson he could replace SNL Departee Eddie Murphy if he did well. "I'd rather debate Reagan," said the Democrat, who nonetheless pointed out that the now lily-white cast "is hardly a rainbow coalition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 29, 1984 | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

...early to start thinking about Christmas? Not at all. With the toy industry headed toward a record $11 billion in retail sales this year, spot shortages of the most popular games and dolls are already appearing. Toy stores say they cannot stock enough of Rainbow Brite, Mattel's newest line of dolls. Kenner expects to ship 9 million of its fuzzy Care Bears, yet still cannot meet demand. Some 25 factories in Japan are turning out tiny robots called Transformers that can be changed into cars and dinosaurs, but 20% of retail orders are going unfilled. Even last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retailing: Only 69 Shopping Days Left | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

...been caught that way before. I have opened the door for you, and the moment you gave your first squeal in rushed the private detective you had kept in the background." This is a direct reference to the problems of censorship and suppression that had swarmed around The Rainbow (1915) and Women in Love (1920). Lawrence here and throughout this long fragment seems more interested in the teller than the tale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Men and Women in Love | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

...spectrum of waves, the color red occupies the extreme left spot in the rainbow. A wave's length cannot be any greater than red, or it will no longer be visible as light...

Author: By Kevin Carter, | Title: Ohiri Field: A Big Red Graveyard | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

...called Miniature, he is transported into new dimensions not only of sight and sound but, for the first time, of color as well. As Duvall's dollhouse sweetheart comes magically to life, the set of Rod Selling's stark black-and-white classic is suddenly painted in rainbow hues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Play It Again, This Time in Color | 10/8/1984 | See Source »

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