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...broken VCR or answering machine is available, grab it. Soviet customs agents won't tax defective luxury items...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And P.S.: Don't Knock Gorbachev | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

...another way of humiliating his victim, but since they were inserted after her death, the rapist was not motivated by sadism. The attacker was able to perform sexually; possibly he had successful relationships with women. No money was stolen, and easily salable items like the TV and VCR were left behind, indicating that he had a source of income. She was tied very tightly, suggesting that her attacker was strong, possibly a laborer. There were no signs that he washed up after the attack in either the bathroom or kitchen; therefore he probably lived or worked within walking distance. This...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mind Games with Monsters | 5/6/1991 | See Source »

...from this world to another." Grunwald offers no final answers, but her chart of genius in extremis is witty and sympathetic. In The Theory of Everything, Alexander has come up with an extraordinary insight. His creator has kept pace. She has produced that rarest of all items in the VCR age: an authentic philosophical novel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Young Einstein: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING by Lisa Grunwald | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

...HAMPSHIRE. In the town of Derry, Pamela Smart, a 23-year-old high school instructor with big brown eyes, Gainsborough ringlets and a taste for heavy- metal music, deflowered William Flynn, a 15-year-old student, after they watched the steamy movie 9 1/2 Weeks on the VCR. She then persuaded Flynn and two friends to do away with her husband Greg, who was found shot in the back of the head last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murders They Wrote | 4/1/1991 | See Source »

...streets receive a basic level of support they once lacked. The workers are hosts of a Friday lunch program in their office. There they serve pizza and soft drinks, let the kids talk about their lives, and screen Bambi or the latest Schwarzenegger video on the office VCR. To promote AIDS prevention, they distribute Knightvision, a multicolor, action- packed comic book that tells the story of teenagers who face problems similar to those dealt with by the readers. There are also well-illustrated directions on cleaning hypodermic needles and using contraceptives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York City A Beacon On Lonely Street | 12/17/1990 | See Source »

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