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Had the author confined himself to the table, however, The Physiology of Taste would not have nearly its remarkable scope and variety. Fortunately he was a boundlessly curious man with an appetite for facts that outstripped even his taste for truffled turkey. Though he wrote at leisure over a period...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Non Disputandum | 12/27/1971 | See Source »

Motorized CheckOut. T he more spectacular new dolls, however, are those that perform grown-up tasks. Bizzie Lizzie pushes a carpet sweeper, dusts and irons. Busy Becky the Handi Helper, programmed in much the same way, comes with twelve housekeeping accessories. Shoppin' Sheryl pushes a shopping cart, reaches out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The Sensuous Doll | 12/20/1971 | See Source »

Still, Chileans have plenty of reason to be annoyed by the growing food problems. Partly because the Allende regime has not moved forcefully enough against illegal seizures of farms by armed extremists, agricultural production has plummeted. Beef is available one week a month; poultry, eggs and other staples disappear from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHILE: Empty Pots and Yankee Plots | 12/13/1971 | See Source »

It will offer 21,000 tombs, each of which will have two separate shelves for bodies and five ossuaries (which will hold solid remains after bodies decompose). Thus, says the architect, "up to seven in a family are assured of being together." Eventual capacity of the building will be 147...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Raising the Dead | 11/29/1971 | See Source »

The toy shelves of any large department store these days are stacked high with tactical games of war, sports and business, all with complex rules designed to reduce the element of chance and create opportunities for individual strategy. The latest additions to the list are three new political games with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Playing President | 11/8/1971 | See Source »

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