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...always good to get out of that snakepit with a win. In fact it's always good to get out of that snakepit--as fast as possible. It's a dull ride back to Cambridge, but a stop at Salem's "Atomic Subs" (McDonalds was closed) can spice things up. And I do mean "spice...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Rock Steady | 3/2/1974 | See Source »

Mike was out on bail in a couple of days and when basketball season rolled along, decided to try out. He made it as a guard and, although he was a streaky shooter, he was a good man to spice up long bus rides. Once in one of his more philosophical moments, he reflected on the virtues of his high school career...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Petering Out | 1/25/1974 | See Source »

...table lamps as prizes. Off to the side, barkers bellow the fascinations of a 500 look at the three-legged man, the two-headed baby and the incredible snake girl. And the burlesque show: "Come on in closer, folks. We're going to offer you some entertainment, spice-wise. Yessir, we have nudity, but we do not have filth!" The fairgoers stop to gape at the barker, but not many buy tickets. The biggest line forms at the Ferris wheel, where dozens of fairgoers scream in delight as the huge jeweled wheel revolves in the darkened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN SCENE: A Mecca Along the Midway | 9/10/1973 | See Source »

...spice, some students take a bit of salad dressing, while others use crunchy Granola. Most have no preference for brands or wattage ("I eat whatever the university uses," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: The Glass Eaters | 5/28/1973 | See Source »

...unbalanced character who is frightening because he seems so real. Yet he seems so real partly because Hitchcock is also able to give him both a macabre and a comic dimension and to sustain both aspects throughout the film. In Hitchcock, the comic aspect is not used to add spice and make the film more palatable; it is integral in every way and is one reason that audience involvement with a Hitchcock film runs so much deeper and through so many more emotions than with Hitchcock's imitators...

Author: By Richard Shepro, | Title: Following in Hitchcock's Wake | 5/3/1973 | See Source »

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