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...Slow Boil. Now 33 and divorced from a white bass player, Roberta lives in a fashionable part of suburban Alexandria, Va., with her mother, a full-time maid, four dogs, seven cats, one piano and one swimming pool, and worries about keeping her music heavy and her figure light. She also runs the Washington-based Roberta Flack Enterprises, which includes a publishing linn, a talent agency and a production company...
...movie about a disk jockey, Play Misty for Me. He hit upon The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Eventually, many of the disk jockeys who had seen the movie began playing the record on their shows. Moral: even a low flame finally brings things to a boil...
...Arguments Against Orwell" D.A.N. Jones, a longtime contributor to the New Statesman, presents the only openly anti-Orwell opinion. Jones' arguments boil down to the complaint that Orwell was a spoiler who despised committees and wrote "unhelpful articles...
...years I felt the pressure of being the front runner, worried about stumbling or taking a fatal step. There were terrible pressures and tensions. Now we've had a major setback, but it hasn't been fatal. It's like a boil has been lanced. I feel a sense of relief and relaxation. I'm not worried any longer about making a mistake. I don't have to try to carefully thread the needle. When you're not trying to do that, you can do your best. It's the only...
...cannot be legislated. Their salaries are about the same, they have a joint checking account, and they work similarly long hours (60-70 a week). "But we found we couldn't just switch roles," says Bob. "We've had to redefine our relationship completely." That seems to boil down to simply taking turns with the onerous chores-and to making a few specific long-range commitments. This year, for example, Jo-Ann is keeping the family books in order, and Bob is doing the cooking. "We're still working on it," says...