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...flay a man alive in the classic Oriental fashion begin by making two long parallel cuts 21/2 inches apart. Loosen one end of the strip of skin between the cuts, grasp firmly, and then tear off the strip. Repeat until the victim is completely skinned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Killing Continues | 5/21/1928 | See Source »

Excitement was rife in baseball circles last night at the prospect of the annual diamond classic between the CRIMSON and the Lampoon, scheduled to take place this afternoon on Soldiers Field. While little can be gleaned from the record of the Lampoon ball tossers so far this season the Mt. Auburn St. Aggregation is reputedly of unusual strength. The power of the CRIMSON nine has been amply demonstrated by its well earned mental and moral victory over the strong Princetonian batsmen last Saturday. The journalist ball players have enjoyed a complete rest from their bruising encounter on the New Jersey...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lampoon Bends Over Today to Take Annual Beating From Crimson Bats--Jimmy Walker Will Toss First Ball of Game | 5/18/1928 | See Source »

...Laughs violates the three classic lunacies of cinema: 1) never follow closely the story of a great literary master; 2) always have at least one character who looks like the man in the Arrow collar advertisements; 3) never be thoroughly morbid. Hence, The Man Who Laughs is a truly great, a devastatingly beautiful film. It was made by Universal Pictures Corp. from the story by Victor Hugo, directed by Paul Leni (the German who did the sets for Variety), acted chiefly by Conrad Veidt (another German importation). The tale goes back to early medievalism in England where political irregularity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures May 14, 1928 | 5/14/1928 | See Source »

...classic Architecture in Italy." Mr. Opdycke, Fogg Museum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Student Vagabond | 5/5/1928 | See Source »

Coach E. L. Farrell of the University track team characterized the field which will enter the sprinting events in the coming I. C. 4A. track classic as strong but not as fast as last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TRACK COACH DISCUSSES I.C.A.A.A.A. SPRINTERS | 5/3/1928 | See Source »

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