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...LIFE (Elektra). As the folk scene fades, the folk singers scatter. Judy Collins, one of the best, has not gone far afield to find this mixed bag of songs, some sentimental (including the title number, a sweetmeat from the Beatles), some revolutionary (Marat/Sade). Her songwriters include Leonard Cohen, a Canadian poet who makes good use of Collins' dark, low voice and powerful delivery; his Dress Rehearsal Rag is a five-minute saga of a has-been on "the long way down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Mar. 10, 1967 | 3/10/1967 | See Source »

...begins, the good spirits of forest and stream, garden and hearth, head for the stars to report to the Emperor of Jade, thus leaving the world to the evil offices of fork-tongued devils and scaly trolls. In defense, the Vietnamese must plant apricot shoots outside his home, scatter lime powder around the yard and set off giant strings of firecrackers (which caused some combat-weary soldiers on leave in Saigon to dive for cover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Viet Nam: The Devils of Tef | 2/17/1967 | See Source »

They dart and scatter...

Author: By Patrick Odonnell, | Title: Mosaic | 1/19/1967 | See Source »

...with the use of high-speed film and cut the exposure time to a fraction of a second. The vast majority still have, at their business end, a plastic cone three or four inches long. This makes aiming easier, but, unless specially insulated, it permits secondary radiation to scatter in all directions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dentistry: X-Ray Safety | 12/9/1966 | See Source »

Seeds run from my mouth and scatter carelessly...

Author: By Stuart A. Davis, | Title: The Boston Review | 10/20/1966 | See Source »

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