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Three steps away from the blind Jew is a little Italian guy twirling an embryonic pizza at the counter of La Trattoria, one of the many sidewalk ethnic food joints which are wedged into former storefornts. Staring aimlessly into the passing traffic, the pizzaman seems as blind as his neighbor...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: 'I'm in a New York State of Mind' | 8/12/1980 | See Source »

The language barrier is what confounds the average tourist in Moscow. One is reduced to the most basic sounds and gestures to get around the city. Curious pidgin words, rather the way the Sioux talk in old western films, are produced-to no effect whatsoever. My first attempt at a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: A Frisbee over Moscow | 8/11/1980 | See Source »

It's disturbing to see such bluffing and two-plus-two obviousness in the work of a man generally regarded as a master of style. All the same, the film is divertingly spiked with scenes in which DePalma admits and mocks the fatuousness of what he's presenting. The biggest...

Author: By Larry Shapiro, | Title: You Can Dress Her Up... | 8/5/1980 | See Source »

They were the finest tennis players in the world gathered to contest the most coveted prize in the sport. But for the two weeks of the 94th Wimbledon Championships, they resembled nothing so much as disappointed children kept in at recess, staring wistfully from clubhouse windows as the glowering skies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Soggy Days at Swimbledon | 7/14/1980 | See Source »

Jordan is no longer stimulated by his White House job and is elated about handing over his chores there to Jack Watson. He prefers an undisciplined schedule that gives him time to do what he's best at: thinking and planning. As Chief of Staff he was usually late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A New Job for Ham Jordan | 6/23/1980 | See Source »

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