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WITHOUT MARX OR JESUS, there's still lust; erotic desire galvanizes the nightmarish sweatglistening discotheque and toilet-stall world of Andrew Holleran's first novel. The title, of course, comes from Yeats' "Among School Children," as does the epigram, and the book emerges from Yeats, admixed with desire: desire, the...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: Gatsby in Drag | 2/2/1979 | See Source »

>Some 85% to 95% of parents say they have never mentioned any aspect of erotic behavior or its consequences to their offspring.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Parental Line | 12/25/1978 | See Source »

When Travolta joins her in bed, he seems to be making love to a mirror image of himself. There is no erotic chemistry whatever, but the romantic trysts do reinforce the guiding spirit behind the movie. For those who toil in the never-never land of camp, heterosexuality is still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Winter Camp | 12/25/1978 | See Source »

In his study on football as a homosexual ceremony [Nov. 13], Mr. Dundes argues that the jargon of football-e.g., score, down, popping-is erotic. He apparently assumes that such words were borrowed from sexual lingo. Actually, these terms were used by football players and fans long before they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Man of the Year | 12/11/1978 | See Source »

Alan Dundes probably thinks brushing your teeth is an erotic ritual.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Man of the Year | 12/11/1978 | See Source »

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