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Not content with selling 400,000 vibrators a year in Britain, privately held Ann Summers has embarked on an aggressive expansion program. It is increasing the number of its British stores to 75 and pushing its Internet sales. In July it opened the first overseas Ann Summers shop, in Sydney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Naughty But Nice | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

As an offensive against students who rely on Versity, professors have toyed with the idea of basing exam questions on material omitted from Versity's site.

Author: By Graeme C. A. wood, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professors Call Online Service for Class Notes Dishonest | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

Metabolife claims to help people lose weight by speeding up the body's metabolism, using a combination of caffeine and the herbal stimulant ephedra. While two university studies have endorsed Metabolife's effectiveness for weight loss, scientists say its long-term safety requires further scrutiny. The Food and Drug Administration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defending a Diet Pill | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

And what, after all, is popularity? Popularity--basing cliques on money and genes and je ne sais quoi--is class with training wheels. In a country that pretends it is entirely middle class, high school series serve as surrogate examinations of social barriers. (Or certain ones: while the great dramatic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Their Major Is Alienation | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

Meanwhile, the teen comedy "10 Things I Hate About You" is keeping the Bard's spirit alive by basing its plot loosely--very loosely--on "The Taming of the Shrew." Amidst the discussion of Prada backpacks and prom dates, if you listen closely enough, you might hear a few snatches...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: 435 Candles | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

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