Word: toplessness
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...does not work, of course. But Calvino's narrative of this doomed quest succeeds admirably, in part because he, like Samuel Beckett, recognizes the comic possibilities inherent in the tailspin of logic toward the absurd. Mr. Palomar's relentless speculations render him buffoonish. Passing a woman sunbathing topless on a beach, he averts his eyes lest she cover herself and embarrass them both. On reflection, though, he decides that his behavior was incorrect, since it reinforced outmoded taboos against nudity. So he walks by again, this time taking in the bare breasts as an incidental feature in the general landscape...
...their extreme caution in handling their respective scoops. Stung, perhaps, by the derision it drew after it fell for a hoax in publishing the so-called Hitler Diaries two years ago, Stern downplayed its pictures of the old man in Brazil. On its cover the magazine ran its standard topless beauty, and it held its press run to the usual 1.6 million copies...
...Gernreich, 62, innovative Austrian-born fashion designer whose attempts to free women's clothing from rigid structure and the tyranny of French couture resulted in youthful, boldly colored, free-flowing styles such as tank dresses, miniskirts, the tank-top bathing suit, the see-through blouse and--most controversial--the topless bathing suit; of lung cancer; in Los Angeles. The 1964 strapped, topless suit sold 3,000 copies, outraged the Kremlin and the Vatican and afterward overshadowed the reputation he deserved for more influential work...
Feynman's curiosity has led him to unexpected places: close to the ground where he used his nose to learn how bloodhounds follow a trail, into topless restaurants where he indulged his interest in sketching anatomy, and inside sensory-deprivation tanks to experience hallucinations. His attention wavers and his patience wanes at forms of political and social studies that assume the trappings of science without the rigor. He insists on intellectual integrity, "a kind of leaning over backwards," to discover possibilities that may not be congenial to the investigator's conclusions...
Brother I conard wants to take him to a topless club: Charles would rather dive into a bed covered with Laura's pictures. An amateur philosopher, Leonad pontificates. "Look, sex has nothing to do with love: you can wash off sex," but Charles asks only to take Laura's picture with her clothes on, Leonard gets Charles a hooker, and the high school photo addict asks only...