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"It's a fairy tale, it's magic, it's entertainment," says Choreographer George Balanchine. "It's like beautiful flowers: they don't tell you anything, but they make you feel good." Balanchine is talking about the ballet known in Germany as Der Nussknacker, in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: Tis the Nutcracker Season | 12/27/1976 | See Source »

As staged last week in St. Bartholomew's nave, Fludde opened with a roll of drums and a booming threat of destruction from God: "I see my people in deede and thoughte are sette full fowle in synne!" (God, unfortunately visible behind the organ, was a large fat man...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: By Ark & Rocket | 6/30/1958 | See Source »

Italy's fate could not be determined by a simple choice between "Democracy" and "Fascism." Many an Italian realized that, like German Naziism (see p. 25), Italian Fascism sprang from the national body, and that the nation would have to make full retribution. In the first days after the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Accumulation of Dignity | 10/11/1943 | See Source »

A GREATE GAME!There was played on ye 5th inst. at ye dawn of daye a greate game of foot-balle between ye youthes of faire Harvarde and ye strong men of Yayle on ye field of Mr. Jarviss. Ye game was watched by ye referee Master Pinkeytighte. Ye game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball in 1699. | 1/19/1886 | See Source »

"I doe not love ye proctore sette,

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 3/9/1877 | See Source »

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