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...beach I walk is like most others. The waves churn up the sounds of eternity; the sand speaks of ephemera and decay. I see all the usual symbols and have all the usual reactions. According to Nevil Shute, we were destined to destroy ourselves and wind up On the Beach, and may yet. The possibility seems remote tonight. This is more like Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach," on which the occurrence of an earth-jolting discovery awakens thoughts of self-examination, self-location, a touch of resolve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MARS: VISIT TO A SMALLER PLANET | 7/14/1997 | See Source »

...talking, spirited wheeler-dealer, famous for his cunning. The creators might have had fun with that aspect of his character. Instead, they have conjured up a guy who seems to be on a very long journey to find his missing Prozac, even when he is rolling around in the sand sweating and staring lustfully at the goddess Calypso (Vanessa Williams) as if this were an episode of Baywatch: The B.C. Years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: FORGET CLIFFS NOTES | 5/12/1997 | See Source »

Other art stands for children ranged from face painting to arranging colorful sand in glass bottles...

Author: By Lisa N. Brennan-jobs, | Title: Annual May Fair Enlivens Square | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

...usually go to places that are not as nice. We like it here," said Roger Pussette, a worker at the Sand Art booth. He said he thought he had probably seen over 400 children over the course of the fair...

Author: By Lisa N. Brennan-jobs, | Title: Annual May Fair Enlivens Square | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

Harvard added three in the third and then blew it open in the fourth. An error--one of five in the game by the Big Green--sand-wiched between two walks, loaded the bases with one out in the top of the fourth for Vankoski...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: Baseball Blasts Big Green Machine | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

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