Word: bits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...press conference live with all the solemnity of a Gulf War update. Then, hordes of reporters were panting for the full skinny; now she can't give it away. Her original tale commanded big money from a tabloid, and Penthouse paid well for Gennifer unclothed. But she waited a bit too long to hawk her memoir; mainstream publishers passed on her book proposal, and she was relegated to a small California publisher, Emery Dalton Books. And despite a 19-city promotional tour and wide distribution, the 100,000-copy first printing is headed for the $4.98 table. As of Friday...
Andre Agassi showed a bit of his pre-Brooke Shields form at the quarterfinals of the German Open in Hamburg. Having lost to Spain's Sergi Bruguera on the court where Monica Seles was stabbed in April 1993, the top-seeded player made an unprintable remark to a spectator who complained about the quality of the match. "Are you going to get a knife and chase me now?" Agassi then asked. He was fined...
...should feel flattered that Mack wants us (but only if we're hyper-virile and beautiful; we don't have to be intelligent or have any personality--hey, wait a minute--does this sound like the "superficiality in attachments" that's making someone a little bit cuckoo...
Even under the present system, Harvard is one of the most atomized, alienating, and competitive schools in the country; to remove the real commonality of house life is to remove the last bit of harmonizing power that prevents the Harvard campus from becoming totally disintegrated and anonymous. Harvard students need a home for their four years here, not a socially engineered, computer-assigned slot. Only by retaining a high degree of choice and autonomy in housing decisions will Harvard students have such homes...
What could have been the largest automobile recall in history may now end up being quite a bit smaller. Federal safety regulators were expected to announce tomorrow that over 8 million vehicles with seat belts that might unlatch in crashes would be recalled. However,TIME Detroit bureau chief Bill McWhirternow says the 11 automakers involved have narrowed defective belts to one shipment of 300,000 to 500,000 belts from the Japanese manufacturer Takata. Although there has been a relatively small number of complaints about the belts, McWhirter says the recall is an indicator of a new attitude by automakers...