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...student who visited the CRIMSON office in high dudgeon, this factor seems to have overridden any concern for the film's artistic merit or academic relevance. Would complaints have been forthcoming. I wonder, if showings of Cocteau's Orpheus or Kurosawa's Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail had been cancelled? The question of censorship, raised by the CRIMSON article, is not pertinent; it was simply decided not to show the film...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CATO THE CENSOR | 4/20/1966 | See Source »

...nude that your eyes quicken for ruth, the white horse, bawdy as the Apocalypse, tail a flame, his testicles asway, steps into his sunlight harness...

Author: By William H. Smock, | Title: The Advocate | 4/20/1966 | See Source »

...Catholics last week twice picketed the cardinal's residence and the near by seminary, and organized a four-day Easter prayer vigil on behalf of the seminarians' demands. "The cardinal has a bull by the tail now," said the mother of one seminarian, "and he doesn't know what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roman Catholics: Reform in the Seminaries | 4/15/1966 | See Source »

...Mongolian gerbil (pronounced jur-bill), a ball of fluff only four inches long (plus three inches of tufted tail) that looks and leaps like a vest-pocket kangaroo. It is socially quite acceptable, has impeccable manners and irresistible charm. Its credentials are faultless: a desert species native to Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa, it is clean, odorless and friendly, eats little (sunflower seeds, lettuce, corn), excretes less (three drops of urine a day), and never bites. Besides all this, it is happy, playful, loyal, fearless, curious, and can be taught tricks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pets: Happiness Is a Pocket Kangaroo | 4/15/1966 | See Source »

...unlikely event of a crash landing (head on knees, arms locked around legs). He should keep his safety belt buckled throughout the flight, as most pilots do; it can prevent a bad injury in case the plane hits sudden turbulence. The common belief that seats in the tail are safer than those up front has a little basis in fact, but the passenger can do better by sitting close to an emergency exit. Above all, he should swallow his shyness and ask questions. He should not imitate Comedian Mort Sahl's timid traveler who would "rather die than look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: SAFETY IN THE AIR | 4/8/1966 | See Source »

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