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However, no one was willing to accept the Peace Prize for Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb and SDI supporter. The band played the theme from "Star Wars" instead...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: Ig Nobelity Takes Over at MIT | 10/4/1991 | See Source »

...matter how unglamorous it may seem, there is still something exciting about saying, "Frank will be with you in just a second" to Corben Bernson or Lou Diamond Phillips. My biggest coup was talking to Teller of "Penn and Teller," the magical comedy team. Teller is the one who never gets to say anything on stage...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: The First Line of Defense Against America's Nuts: | 9/21/1991 | See Source »

...Cirque Invisible has the wit and wonder of some half-remembered childhood reverie, as well as some of the contemporary sass of Penn and Teller. But Le Cirque is not quite invisible. To make it appear full-blown, in all its winsome glory, the audience must supplement the inventions of its two creator- performers, Victoria Chaplin and Jean Baptiste Thierree, with creativity of their own. It is an aerobic workout for the imagination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aerobics for The Imagination | 8/26/1991 | See Source »

...their situation is, the problems afflict middle-class children as well. Even high school graduates are coming up short in meeting the demands of the workplace. Chemical Bank has reported that it must interview 40 high school graduates to find one person who can be trained to become a teller. All they are seeking is eighth-grade-level skills, and they cannot find them in most high school graduates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watching A Generation Waste Away: SYLVIA ANN HEWLETT | 8/26/1991 | See Source »

Vincent Arthur Hall was a polite, mild-mannered disability analyst at the New York State social-services department. Away from the office he was a wild and crazy guy. In June, police say, Hall took a day off, went to a bank in Queens and threatened to blow a teller's head off unless he handed over some cash. But as he fled the scene with $725, Hall dropped the Manila envelope he used to conceal a gun and a holdup note. The envelope was stamped with his employer's address, and although the address had been inked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: Extracurricular Activities | 8/12/1991 | See Source »

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