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...homey set is adorned with serious weapons and a portrait of the "hero." Scene changes occur lethargically, as the audience must unnecessarily wait in dark silence as it watches the characters move stealthily around on stage The sound effects--like the doorbell whose ring sounds like a lion's roar--are awkward and off synch, causing the actors as well as the audience to wait for them to conclude before continuing...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Heroes for Zeroes | 3/17/1982 | See Source »

...morning as the Air Force's crack flying team soared above the Nevada desert, practicing its stunts, which have caused gasps at aerial shows for nearly 30 years. At exactly 9:55 a.m. the four Thunderbird pilots went into a "line-abreast loop," a maneuver in which they roar along, wingtip to wingtip, about 100 ft. off the ground, zoom up to 2,500 ft., loop backward into a dive at 400 m.p.h., then pull out when they get back to 100 ft. This time they did not pull out. One jet hit the ground and the other three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crashing in Formation | 2/1/1982 | See Source »

...Paul Newman and Robert Redford. The Cameo. Playing papa in retirement, John's scene calls for him to grin as he is introduced in a crowded fight arena. The Fade-Out. "I climbed into the ring and waved at the screaming crowd," says John of his scene. "The roar of the crowd, the flush of blood-the sap begins to flow through the branches. It was enough to make one want to get back into politics again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 1, 1982 | 2/1/1982 | See Source »

...whirring, clicking roar that has marked the composing room of The Crimson for most of its history ceased last night, and in its place was only an almost inaudible hum, the result of a switch in typesetting systems that should also speed up production and allow new flexibility in layout and design...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Noisy Era Ends at The Crimson | 1/4/1982 | See Source »

...Mead; $9.95). Told in rhyme as infectious as the prescriptions of Dr.Seuss, the tale comes complete with the kind of conclusion that dissolves children in laughter at every telling. The house, it turns out, is more than odd-shaped, it is cat-shaped, complete with legs, whiskers and a roar that does not abode well for either occupant. Paul O. Zelinsky draws backgrounds with a studied eccentricity that recalls the works of '20s artists. But his creatures are very much of this time: the mouse treats his saxophone in the manner of Cannonball Adderley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A World Charged with Miracles | 12/21/1981 | See Source »

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