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Dates: during 1980-1989
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In arguing the possibility of East-West collaboration, despite the ongoing competition that he labels the Third World war, he sensibly observes, "While the Soviets want the world, they do not want war." To critics who say that strengthening Third World economies will only add to the competitive pressure on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viet Nam: Richard Nixon's Tough Assessment | 4/15/1985 | See Source »

On any other night, a Pudding show has no trouble catching attention. But opening night is a production unto itself, and even when the drag queens hit the stage you can't help but wonder if the real action isn't happening somewhere in your peripheral vision. Surely there was...

Author: By Holly A. Idelson, | Title: Taking in a Show--Or Two | 2/20/1985 | See Source »

Among his most pressing tasks when he returns home: preparing for a two-week meeting, starting next November, of Roman Catholic bishops. The extraordinary synod will convene to examine the work of the Second Vatican Council, which made sweeping changes in church life. The mandate of the synod, says a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Si to a Demanding Friend | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

Glitz departs from the usual tense stalker plot in a number of ways. Teddy's incidental murders are described with a casualness that underscores his sickening emotional vacuum. For some doubtful reason, Mora treats Magyk's threat nonchalantly even though he acknowledges that psychopaths are unpredictable and extremely dangerous. But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sleaze Factors Glitz by Elmore Leonard | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

But sometimes the riled imagination can yield convincing ghosts. Says Marguerite Young, poet and author of the dreamlike novel Miss Macintosh, My Darling: "I see Emily Dickinson quite often, Virginia Woolf, and Dickens. Poe ... oh, all the time, I see him on misty nights at Sheridan Square when the raindrops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Quiet, Please, Writers Talking | 12/24/1984 | See Source »

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