Broadway After Twelve A Funeral For The Gay White Way
A vivid New York observer imagines midnight June 30 as Broadway’s last revelry. Crowded tables, riotous confetti, tens of gallons of wine, chorus girls, and a clock striking twelve mark the death of the old era as streets empty and mournful silence follows.
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A concise survey of sleep that notes scientists cannot fully define sleep or its cause. It traces early theories from reduced brain blood flow to chemical build up from muscle activity and compares them to known sleep inducing drugs. The passage highlights ongoing uncertainties in understanding the sleeping brain.
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