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...Fullness of Living." "Oatmeal sticks to your ribs." Then there's a scene with a guy who can't quite Make It with a girl and it looks like a nice place to end. ("Got to get back to my homework, anyway.") But WHAM! The time-tape stops! Rewind. A NEW end. Rewind. ANOTHER end. and another and another ... until there is No End, only a voice from the dolls droning "nothing ... we're nothing ... you're nothing ..." Then, suddenly, there's no sound at all and you drop back, exhausted and drenched. Sincerely, Helgruth...

Author: By Steven W. Stahler, | Title: An Attempt to Clarify What Exactly It Is That Richard Brautigan Says About Trout | 12/17/1968 | See Source »

...elegant Roman as he pointed to a chair and chose for himself the corner of the bed. "My great love for the film started when I was child, in the days before projectors had motors. Every Saturday I would go to the theater near my house and help them rewind, for hours...

Author: By Lambert Strether, | Title: Last Year at Cinecitta: Mario de Vecchi | 4/21/1962 | See Source »

This time Nehru cannot just rewind his toy to get him past his election battle. As Defense Minister, Menon bears a large part of the responsibility for Red China's successful incursions along India's northern frontier-the hottest issue in the campaign. He also stands for the doctrinaire left-wing socialism that has come increasingly under attack by conservatives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: The Tea-Fed Tiger | 2/2/1962 | See Source »

...husband, finding himself incompetent to steer the situation, summons reinforcements. The latter materialize as the little scarlet sister of the evening. The play is too entirely well-bred to permit the husband to cast his lot with hers. Therefore, another set of epigrams is required to rewind their domestic top and set it spinning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: Nov. 19, 1923 | 11/19/1923 | See Source »

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