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Word: paperweights (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1981-1981
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...wonder that the stars of the show seemed, especially during all the weeks of feverish preparation, to have been virtually swept off the stage. Charles still pressed on with his ceremonial schedule, even taking a side trip to Dartmoor Prison, whose inmates presented him with a ball-and-chain paperweight. Lady Diana showed up in the stands at Wimbledon, looking fetching and diverting spectator attention from the antics of John McEnroe on Centre Court. The two also appeared together in public-at a wedding and a film premiere-and managed to seem at ease, both with themselves and their adoring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magic in the Daylight | 8/3/1981 | See Source »

...clarifies, as never before, the taxing issue of what makes a Rodin "original." He did not work like a modern artist. He seldom carved his own marbles, never cast his bronzes, and turned his models over to assistants so that they could be done in a gamut of sizes. Paperweight to Large Economy Monument. Yet his artistic control remained absolute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Old Man and the Clay | 7/6/1981 | See Source »

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