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It is an agreeable enough film, of course. But did he really believe he was better as the urbane diplomat than he was as the playboy in comically desperate pursuit of marital reconciliation in The Awful Truth? Or as the absentminded paleontologist in Bringing Up Baby? And what about scheming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Acrobat of the Drawing Room: Cary Grant 1904-1986 | 1/26/2007 | See Source »

Rod Carew is the least-known star in baseball's galaxy. He works his wonders in Bloomington, a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul, cities owned--in the national mind, if not in reality--by Fran Tarkenton, Mary Tyler Moore and blizzards. Carew's feats have gone virtually unnoticed by the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 28 Years Ago in TIME | 8/28/2005 | See Source »

Coffee, tea, and vegan desserts are available; diners can sit in the café and listen to music without buying a ticket, while those in stage-front seats get table service from friendly but absentminded waitresses. Though the club unfortunately doesn’t serve alcohol, this allows it to...

Author: By Michael A. Mohammed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: TheHotSpot: Club Passim | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

Absent-minded folk everywhere rejoiced when they realized that cordless-phone stands had a "pager" button to help them locate their misplaced handsets. Now this convenience can be brought to any frequently mislaid item with The Sharper Image's Now You Can Find It! Wireless RF Electronic Locator. Beeper discs...

Author: By Pragati Tandon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: How To Make Judy Jetson Jealous | 12/2/2004 | See Source »

Where Howdy Doody whooped up a crowd of kids, Captain Kangaroo addressed "you"--singular. He introduced himself as a kindly, absentminded host, continually pulling surprises out of his oversize pockets (whence the Kangaroo). There was typical kids'-show fun, with a panoply of pals that included the Banana Man, Dancing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: O Captain, My Captain: ROBERT J. (BOB) KEESHAN, 1927-2004 | 2/2/2004 | See Source »

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