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...known for its championing of endangered species, most prominently the Spotted Owl, but also the lesser known (but just as threatened) Larouse Nesting Owl. Most alums go into environmental protection, and have been responsible for such legislation as the Clean Air Act and the Luau...
Marcelo Rodriguez may be the only person in Los Angeles complaining of too much exposure. The Beverly Hills policeman had the dubious honor of arresting GEORGE MICHAEL in a public bathroom last year after the singer performed a "lewd act" upon himself. As if that image weren't scarring enough, Rodriguez says he then had to watch himself mocked in Michael's video Outside, in which men dressed as cops danced and kissed each other. Now the officer of the peace has declared war, filing a $10 million lawsuit against the singer for slander, mental anguish and emotional and physical...
Restoring an interior that in its original condition had never been documented in color photography proved to be nearly an act of archaeology. Hardy tested armfuls of swatches for the mammoth curtain, assessed carpet samples from several continents, appraised scores of variations on the foil wallpaper used in the hall's public areas. Misguided renovations in years past didn't help. The turbid purple-and-brown pattern on the auditorium carpet got that way because the first replacement had been matched to the worn, filthy colors of the original. Hardy's research revealed that in 1932, before 100 million shoes...
...Congress is hurrying to ruin the people's work. The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill last week that would essentially outlaw assisted suicides. The so-called Pain Relief Promotion Act sounds hilariously uncontroversial, but in fact it would send doctors to jail for life for prescribing controlled substances with the intent of hastening death. The bill now goes to the entire House. Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden has promised a filibuster in the Senate; the President has taken no stand...
...worse. Remember New Kids on the Block? They had a virtual monopoly on the teen beat during their reign in the early nineties. And the music was bad. Real bad. (I doubt you will ever hear "Step by Step" on the radio in the near future.) But nowadays, music acts seem to come in pairs--a fascinating and, surprisingly enough, beneficial twist. For instance, the Backstreet Boys and N'Sync (add in 98o, Boyzone, Five, etc.), Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears... Without the opposition, each type of act would grate on us--like the Spice...