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...city, whose inhabitants are drawn instinctively to its foreshore in moments of collective passion, to celebrate, protest or play. Regardless of their background, Sydneysiders are united in love of their harbor: its waters dissolve their separate identities and reflect a common image; it is both solvent and balm, mixing disparate peoples and smoothing over their differences. Its own life grows richer: as industry becomes more environmentally enlightened, the harbor's waters have improved. Above the sharks that cruise its depths, dolphins surf the bow waves of the ferries, and a couple of times a year a migrating whale takes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hitting Its Stride | 9/13/2000 | See Source »

...normal life as an unpopular non-millionaire could be a rude awakening (both shows employ counselors who try and ease that transition). On the other hand, as Los Angeles TV news shrink Carol Lieberman told the New York Post, those 15 minutes of fame can be a powerful balm. "I'm not saying it's not humiliating," Lieberman says. "But the attention they get helps mitigate any pain they might be feeling after being called a loser in front of millions of people." As the man said, there's no such thing as bad publicity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hey, Mr. Non-'Survivor' — How Ya Feeling? | 7/6/2000 | See Source »

...It’s in the Bag: Gucci sunglasses, Norton Anthology: Volume 2A, Bee punch event invitations, keys to the M3, Kheil’s lip balm, Nokia Model...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Paper or Plastic | 4/27/2000 | See Source »

...sleep around, to kick some ass, to release my first rap album. As I saw it, I had little choice but to score some of that testosterone gel when it comes out this summer. I could keep it in my jacket pocket for emergency situations, next to my lip balm and antibacterial hand gel. I'm thinking about marketing this as a first-aid kit for wusses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Bled For This Column | 4/24/2000 | See Source »

...Working on my St. Tropez tan with the aid of my tube of Bain de Soleil, I discovered that the exotic balm did not work completely as advertised. The bright orange hue on my back and shanks did not achieve the desired effect. Alors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Groovy Train: Spring Break Disasters | 4/6/2000 | See Source »

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