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Libra was in the TV room. As she flicked on the set I saw the shadowy outline of two talking heads. "Oh, look," she said, siren-like. "PBS has a rerun of your favorite show. Want to watch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Gods Are Crazy | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

Then it came -- the shriek of a siren so loud it silenced even the crowd's mocking roar. Arthur reacted like so many others: he turned into a rock. His eyes glazed, his mouth opened, his hand gripping the microphone like a cigar- store Indian, the young man needed a jolt to make his feet carry him to safety. In the wings, Cooper shrugged. Since his siren had not worked, he had no choice but to send in the clown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amateur Night In New York: Triumph and Terror at the Apollo | 4/18/1988 | See Source »

...Humphrey tradition, Jackson has promised Democratic voters a laundry list of expensive new domestic programs, from housing to education. The cost of his comprehensive health-care program alone would be near prohibitive even without the deficit problem. Moreover, he has been unable to resist the siren song of free-lunch economics. His centerpiece proposal is to tap $60 billion in public pension funds to finance low-income housing and public works programs. The money would be taken out of stocks and bonds and invested where it could do the most good. Simple in theory, but what about the retirees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Jesse Seriously | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

...puck wasn't bouncing for us from the drop of the puck to when the last siren sounded," Gilligan said. "I don't want to take anything away from our kids--I think they had a pretty nice weekend...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Icemen Blast Cats, 7-1 In Consolation Game | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...Tammy Faye Cosmetics Store I was looking at mascara perfect for costume parties when a saleslady approached. She offered a free makeover, the chance of a lifetime--to transform into a Siren and be able to change back after a thorough scrubbing. With four shades of purple streaked in diagonal lines across my eyelids and with blotches of fuschia on my checks and lips, I resembled the "I ran into Tammy Faye at the mall" T-shirts more than I did the heroine herself...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Plastic Armor of God | 11/4/1987 | See Source »

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