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A third of the way through Doris Lessing's new novel, a great white bird appears-4 ft. tall with a straight yellow beak. The light shines off its feathers "like sun off a snowfield." Its eyes are round, golden and steadily staring-in invitation, in challenge.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The White Bird of Truth | 3/8/1971 | See Source »

Into the Navel. Though he is more than a foot shorter and 75 Ibs. lighter than many of his opponents, Murphy is not one to be intimidated. He had barely suited up for the Rockets in a preseason game when he found himself staring into the navel of 7-ft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Little Big Man | 2/1/1971 | See Source »

Out of Despair. Equally dazzling, considered as illustration, is Duane Hanson's tour de force of social realism. "The content of my sculpture," he recently declared, "is derived from my feeling of despair. Realism is best suited to convey the frightening idiosyncrasies of our time." So his work makes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Out of the Junkyard | 1/4/1971 | See Source »

Whether kids should be brought to see this movie is a problem, though. I'm not a member of the Sesame Street generation, so I don't know how mature kids are nowadays. All I can say is that some parts of Scrooge are really scary. Jacob Marley takes Scrooge...

Author: By Richard Bowker, | Title: Films Scrooge at your local theater, through the joyous holiday season | 12/17/1970 | See Source »

For 46 years, under eight Presidents, J. Edgar Hoover has presided over the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He will be 76 on New Year's Day, but the prickly views on everything from his former bosses to the "jackals of the press," the frank prejudices, the devotion to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: J. Edgar Hoover Speaks Out With Vigor | 12/14/1970 | See Source »

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