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Precisely sketched in an ordinary lead pencil on large sheets of heavy paper, colored with dark brown and rust-colored washes, Lasansky's "Nazi Drawings" begin with images of bloated officers clothed in uniforms that could be either surplices or straitjackets, wearing tooth-studded half-helmets that could well be the skulls of their victims. No event is detailed; no face recognizable: Lasansky relies for his effects on the evocation of an essentially nameless evil...
...foregone conclusion that as soon as LSD became the daring, far-out thing to take, entrepreneurs would be gin to peddle psychedelic accessories -the stuff to take on the trip. The paraphernalia ranges from such objects of contemplation as a polished cow's tooth ($2.50) to poster-size enlargements of current underground heroes such as Lenin, Dostoevsky and Oscar Wilde. But not even Thomas DeQuincey in his wildest opium-pipe dream could have imagined the success that such accessory shops are beginning to enjoy...
...India's Prime Minister upbraided the troublemakers. She cried, "Will you vote for such hooligans, who throw stones at other people?" Just then, an egg-shaped rock flew through the air and thudded into Indira's face, fracturing the bridge of her nose, loosening a tooth and lacerating her lip. For a moment she swayed forward, clutching her face. Then, though her nose bled severely, she regained her composure. "This is an insult," she told the crowd, "not to me but to the country. I am agonized over your future and the future of democracy in this country...
...innocence. He came from the Midwes-born in Chicago, reared there and in Missouri-and stubbornly adhered to the idea that wickedness was no subject for entertainment. In his work, children and animals were naturally good; nature, at least in his animated films, was not so red in tooth and claw as it was cuddly...
...double-pointed teeth immediately behind them). The canines are so important to both the shape and function of the jaws that the dental surgeon should do his utmost to help them achieve their normal position. Only if that is impossible should canines be extracted. Even when an impacted tooth is clearly infected, there is still disagreement as to when it ought to come out. Should the dentist wait for the infection to be healed by antibiotics? Dr. Salman's conclusion: Every case must be decided individually...