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...every publisher's seasonal list could well be doused with something or other, preferably Mum, this sort of thing nevertheless will deeply alarm all right-thinking (and right-smelling) readers. The precedent raises dreadful possibilities: a whiff of chloroform for Not As a Stranger, essence of unwashed T-shirt for On the Road and the odor of sanctity for The Power of Positive Thinking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Fiction Olfactory | 11/11/1957 | See Source »

...member of the University, whether he has had any running experience or not, is eligible for the everlasting re-known accorded to the winner of this race. In past years, costumes have ranged from the white and crimson pants and running shoes of the varsity, to chinos, T-shirt and sneakers of curious passersby...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Handicaps to Be Run On River Course This Afternoon | 9/30/1957 | See Source »

Still young enough at 33 to play the juvenile, Cinemactor Marlon Brando, no longer a delinquent, tried to explain to New York Herald Tribune Columnist Joe Hyams why he has taken the marbles out of his mouth, untilted his pelvis and abandoned the T-shirt and sneakers as evening dress: "I've found you have to make a choice of whether you want to be a member of organized society or not. If so, you must make certain concessions. For example, in my business I am obliged to be cooperative, which includes talking to people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Sep. 16, 1957 | 9/16/1957 | See Source »

...them with bouquets of white chrysanthemums were hundreds of officials and theatrical personalities, backed by thousands of unofficial well-wishers. First of the all-Negro cast off the train was John McCurry (who plays Crown). McCurry stretched his 6-ft.-6-in., 265-lb. frame and muttered, "This is T-shirt weather in Minnesota...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Porgy in Leningrad | 1/9/1956 | See Source »

Instead he hurried home, stripped off his oxford shirt, rep tie, and cord suit, and dressed in his oldest dungarees, T-shirt, and battered loafers. Later that afternoon, posing as a boy just out of high school, he landed a $65-a-week job with a construction company. Nine weeks later, having made his $600, this young fellow quit his job and put his tie back...

Author: By William W. Bartley iii, | Title: Earnings Unlimited Under New Tax Law | 10/7/1954 | See Source »

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