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...very vivacious, we liked him a greatdeal--he had a lot of wit about him," said Lewitt."The fact that he could combine playfulness withhis work at the lab made him a valuable part ofthe team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Junior, on Year off, Dies In Hit-and-Run Accident | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...shut down the U.S. offices of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He won't tell us his plans for future TIME Essays . . . oops! articles, but we are braced for angry letters from just about anybody. We know what it is like to be on the receiving end of his wit. In a "TRB" column three years ago, Kinsley divided the number of words in TIME by the number of word journalists on our masthead. "That works out to slightly over 100 words a week per journalist," he wrote, explaining that the staff generates and then digests vast amounts of reporting, most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From the Publisher: Feb. 22, 1988 | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...well known when the race began, they have already buried several important myths by the side of the campaign trail. After two months of nasty wisecracks about Bush's privileged background, it is hard to remember all the solemn discussions of the "new" Bob Dole, a man whose rapier wit allegedly had been sheathed by marriage and maturity. In truth, there is nothing like a new Dole; there remains a cutting edge, even a mean streak, to much of his humor. But there are healthy signs that he can direct the barbs at himself when warranted. When his snideness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting To Know Them | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

...less than a "messiah." The fashion industry last week honored him for the second time with its most prestigious prize, the Golden Thimble. Since he opened his own couture house a year ago, his ideas have become the most visible in the field, a rare combination of wit, frivolity and knowing thefts from both past designers and the great ages in clothing history. Lacroix is the man whose designs might sport a rude cabbage rose, perhaps on the derriere. He is the one who put middle-aged women into bubble shapes or bustles, often at mid-thigh. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Voila! It's Fun a Lacroix | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

Collins easily steals the show during interviews as well as the performance sequences. He covers his obvious toughness with a friendly demeanor and a sharp wit, as well as enthusiastic interest in the project. "He always seemed to know more about what I should be doing than I did," Wadsworth recalls. "He wanted to get it down. He wanted so desperately to be recognized for what he had done...

Author: By Andrew B. Osborne, | Title: Tapping a Wellspring of Talent | 2/5/1988 | See Source »

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