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...randy friends because he likes being liked. His sin is in assuming, like nearly everyone who jestered near the thrones of power in Britain and America, that the games could be pubic without ever going public. Enter Profumo (Ian McKellen), who in his high-domed hairdo looks like a samurai of probity. Jack is an indiscretion waiting to happen. He has so little furtive pleasure to gain, and so much reputation to put at risk, that his dalliance has the lurid fatalism of a soap opera. Then Christine snitches to the press, and domestic melodrama stokes national tragedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Moll and Her Night Visitors | 5/1/1989 | See Source »

...expectations? He ended up being named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. As for his on-the-court antics, Bernheimer's trademark was a Samurai bandana he wore during his matches...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Of Dads, Camps, Bandanas and Home | 2/22/1989 | See Source »

...season's most exotic and original fashion book is Issey Miyake (New York Graphic Society; $40). Japanese designer Miyake's particular genius is with fabric and shape. Here are lilting cascades of pleats, riffs on the jumpsuit that really leap, whirling fantasies on samurai gear. Seen through photographer Irving Penn's daring aesthetic eye, the clothes have a drama that nearly engulfs the imagination. The affable accompanying essay is a reminder that these duds are wearable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Holiday Hamper Of Glowing Gift Titles | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

...been a pleasant summer for Suzuki Samurai dealers. After Consumer Reports branded the sporty vehicle as "not acceptable" because it was prone to roll over while turning sharply at speeds slow as 40 m.p.h., customers shunned Suzuki showrooms. U.S. sales of the Samurai fell from 6,074 in May to 2,199 in June. But the Japanese company, which insists that its own tests show the Samurai is safe, was determined to recover. First Suzuki offered a nationwide rebate of $2,000 off the Samurai's base price of about $8,000. Then nine Suzuki dealers in Ohio added...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: Dealing with Low Turnover | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

...samurai, a warrior, very principled and loyal. But there's also the dark side -- the ninja -- in him. He knows he can use his powers in negative ways. His voice is very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Burning With Passion | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

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