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Jack and Jill never found out for sure. But they hid behind stacks on D West, in carrel B-20 under the archives of the World Zionist Organization, and on C near Mass Ave (Educ 1028.2) In carrel B-20 after a prolonged skulk up to Level Two, they fell asleep and were awakened rudely at 5:45 by a radio...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Long Night in the Library | 1/13/1983 | See Source »

...merger binge has brought protests from several prominent Democrats on Capitol Hill, including Senators Edward Kennedy and Howard Metzenbaum. Says Metzenbaum: "If Mr. Reagan wants to eliminate the antitrust laws, he ought to come up here with legislation, not skulk around accomplishing the same thing through inaction." Republican Senator Strom Thurmond promised last week that his Judiciary Committee would hold hearings on the Conoco question...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reaching for Conoco's Riches | 7/27/1981 | See Source »

...Popeye's confused and confusing "sweet pattootie"; Swee'pea, Popeye's mischievous "adoptik infink"; the villainous, animal-like Bluto; J. Wellington Wimpy, the hamburger moocher; Rough-House, the short-order cook; Geezil, a boarder at the Oyls; and Poopdeck Pappy, Popeye's long-lost father. Several other bizarre characters skulk about having no apparent role other than adding to the absurdity...

Author: By Jared S. Corman, | Title: More Spinach, Less Altman | 1/6/1981 | See Source »

...been eons since anyone has made a movie like this one, in which white men and Indians endlessly and mindlessly bash away at one another. Scripts about the Indian wars probably do not have to deal with weighty matters like racism, as revisionist film historians insist. But the typical skulk-and-scalp epic today appears feeble even just as entertainment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Tired Trapper | 10/6/1980 | See Source »

...family as campaigners smacks of cynical exploitation, a show-business gimmick calculated to dazzle and distract. And what of the politician who (Nielsen forbid!) has a homely wife or less than bright children? The day seems not far off when he will be barred from running. Should families skulk back to the home or suppress their need (if it exists) to express themselves? That is one possibility. But even short of such drastic action, it might be useful to remember that it is the candidate who is running for the presidency. He is the one America wants to measure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: A New Idea: Leave the Family at Home | 10/11/1976 | See Source »

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