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Men and women often find do-it-yourself videos more appealing than standard triple-X fare. For one thing, couples tend to emphasize story line as well as visuals. More important, notes psychologist Lonnie Barbach of San Francisco, "it's not just plumbing shots of anonymous people." One Minneapolis couple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Sex Lives and Videotape | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

The two leading performers in this production are splendid. As Anne, Polites shows us a powerful mixture of initial naivete and acquired cynicism. She's a disenchanted Dorothy, gasping, "Oh my goodness, oh my goodness," in her initial nervousness towards the Japanese and then bitterly denouncing them when she discovers...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: Cultures Clash at Club Venus | 10/19/1990 | See Source »

Known for its quality and versatility, the Swiss Army Knife has long been the favored possession of many an adventurer. But can Swiss Army Sunglasses inspire the same level of affection? Switzerland's Victorinox, manufacturer of the famed blade, has given permission to its U.S. distributors to use the high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPIN-OFFS: But Will They Open Cans? | 9/10/1990 | See Source »

Come to think of it, they are. But, come to think of it, almost everyone else in a Spike Lee movie is a stereotype too. That's what crude, careless sensibilities like Lee's deal in. He means to be affable here and pay some sort of tribute to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: In The Mood | 8/20/1990 | See Source »

Holy Terror is something of a get-even book. Colacello spends an obligatory few words professing initial affection for his benefactor, but he is soon disillusioned by Warhol's "bad skin, bad teeth, bad hair" and all the work Colacello has to do, ghostwriting Warhol's books, selling ads, even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: In The Heat of the Night | 8/13/1990 | See Source »

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