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...blows the roof off Broadway's Ambassador Theater in a drama that merits little more than a stray snore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Ms. Himmler | 10/10/1977 | See Source »

Despite all the televised hoopla, there are still sports fans who find the Super Bowl an irritant or a snore. This same group is unmoved by the spectacle of professional basketball: ten tall millionaires in their underwear, jumping into the air every 24 seconds. Hockey? Hooliganism on the rocks. Left cold by winter sports, these fans survive the icy months with summer memories and seasoned expectations. Baseball is their game, of course - the only game. If winter comes, can spring training be far behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Splendor in the AstroTurf | 5/16/1977 | See Source »

...respiratory tract became so impaired that breathing would come to a total halt for as long as a minute (doctors are uncertain whether excessive muscle relaxation or contraction is responsible). Then Siegel would awake with a start, and in his groggy state would gasp for air with a loud snore. The loud gasping and snoring were repeated hundreds of times during the night, seriously disturbing his sleep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Snoring Sickness | 12/27/1976 | See Source »

...David Murphy (Baritone Dominic Cossa), has been asleep in the four-poster for ten years. His self-centered wife Mildred (Mezzo Diane Curry) has long since removed the mis from her misfortune by putting David on public display. She has even installed a tape recorder to immortalize his every snore. The drama comes to life, so to speak, when David awakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Souvenir Opera | 6/14/1976 | See Source »

...Summer Gamesman moves, then closes his eyes sagely. A light but perceptible snore begins deep in his throat. The Gamesman "awakes" with a start and says: "Your move, isn't it?" This gambit is as variable as the game itself. It forces the Opponent to rush his moves and generally collapses his attack before the middle game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: Summer Gamesmanship | 8/28/1972 | See Source »

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