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Clasped Hands. At the great city of Eridu, once dedicated to the god of waters, archaeologists have found no fewer than 16 temples built in successive generations one on top of another at the same site. The Sumerians created at Eridu, Nippur, Uruk, Ur and Lagash a complex of city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Children of the Gods | 6/2/1961 | See Source »

Even Winchell agrees that the old drive is gone. After 40 years of incessant tidbit collecting, he is too jaded to bother. Last week his copy read as if the pufflicty seekers had landed their puffs intact. "In my younger days." said the columnist, "when I used to hustle, it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: WW's Return | 4/14/1961 | See Source »

Truffaut's directorial talent is most expressive in the frequent silent sequences. The camera captures the alternating anxiety and joy of the hero through his wordless activity--whether bounding eagerly up a flight of stairs or tearfully staring through the bars of a paddy-wagon. These effects are heightened by...

Author: By Alice E. Kinzler, | Title: The 400 Blows | 4/12/1961 | See Source »

Fort Lauderdale's surf was infested with sharp-stinging Portuguese men-of-war. For two nights running, the Elbo Room and other favorite undergraduate hangouts were closed early on police orders. On top of that, Jade Beach, traditionally the scene of wholesale woo after dark, was declared off limits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Where the Bores Are | 4/7/1961 | See Source »

Though his menu lists such exotic items as Bongo Bongo Soup, Javanese Sate and Bah-Mee, they are really American versions (or inventions) for American palates. "Take a Tahitian pudding made with arrowroot," says the Trader. "It's so tough you can throw it and use it as a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Polynesia at Dinnertime | 3/31/1961 | See Source »

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