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LASSITER IS A SLOW-MOTION Magnum P.I., in tweeds. This molasses-paced fashion adventure, about an American jewel thief in 1930's London tows actor Tom Selleck through an argyle-and-herringbone wardrobe, and climaxes in a turtleneck sequence featuring a diamond heist...

Author: By Margaret Y. Han, | Title: Trivialities | 3/6/1984 | See Source »

...enact the May 13, 1981, shooting in St. Peter's Square in Rome. The walk-through had been ordered by Judge Ilario Martella, the Italian magistrate who has been investigating the theory that the shooting was the result of a conspiracy involving Bulgarian accomplices. Wearing jeans, a blue turtleneck sweater, tennis shoes and a stubby growth of beard, Agca looked tired and nervous as he retraced his steps under the watchful eyes of, among others, Judge Martella and defense attorneys for Sergei Antonov, the Balkan Airlines representative whom Agca has accused of complicity. In his guided tour, Agca made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reprise at St. Peter's | 10/31/1983 | See Source »

Sitting relaxed on a sofa in his white-walled living room in Washington, Mondale talked about the pressures of being out front. He looked youthful in a green turtleneck shirt, faded jeans and blue running shoes. His wife Joan was in the kitchen making lunch. A couple of cats, Kitty and Squirt, crawled on and off his lap. He was asked about the recurring theme that he lacked the 33 strength of leadership to stand up to pressure groups...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mondale: I Am Ready Now | 4/18/1983 | See Source »

...doin'?' and he'd say, 'Double-note crossovers and over-and-unders.' He called the bass drum 'the foot propeddler.' He'd show up at work some nights during the '50s wearing a tux and tails with a turtleneck shirt and an Army fatigue cap with a watchband on it. He'd wear white gloves and have a big plate of food like chicken or crayfish put on the piano. While the band warmed up he'd be right on stage, eating. When he was ready to play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Consultations with the Doctor | 7/26/1982 | See Source »

...Berger is an imposing presence. His shaved pate-a daily ritual for 16 years-gleams above a dark turtleneck sweater. "Since nature had made me half bald," he explains, "I thought I'd go it one better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Quixote in the Kitchen | 10/12/1981 | See Source »

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