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...British colonial life and later the playground of the rich and famous passing through the island. Lest you forget its illustrious clientele, the hotel has a bronze plaque listing its celebrity guests, with names ranging from famous to infamous: John D. Rockefeller, Emperor Hirohito, Indira Gandhi, Imran Khan, Bo Derek, Carrie Fisher and Kurt Waldheim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detour | 4/1/2002 | See Source »

...Goldie Hawn, in the Hawn-Chevy Chase comedy "Foul Play." In 1979, George Segal walked off Blake Edwards' production of "10," and Moore - who had met the director in a therapy group - got the part. The story was pure Moore - nebbishy musician has midlife crisis over statuesque young thing Bo Derek - and the movie became a pop-culture phenomenon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dudley Moore, 1935-2002 | 3/27/2002 | See Source »

...Miller has finally matured as a ski racer. Found the brake pedal. The guy was always as fast as an avalanche, but just as wild. He would occasionally show up on the winners' podium, but that seemed purely accidental. The rest of the time Bullet Bode (it's pronounced Bo-dee) would be so far off the course you would need a GPS to find him. This season, though, Miller has been a fixture on the winners' stand of the World Cup tour, Europe's glamorous winter circuit. He has won four races outright, something an American hasn't done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Make Way For The Gate Crasher | 2/11/2002 | See Source »

...bathroom scale (toss out those takeout menus too), and try a scale that measures your body-fat percentage--which is what really counts--as well as your weight. This body-fat monitor from Tanita is priced right too, so you won't feel bad about buying all those Tae-Bo videos. www.tanitascale.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Buyer's Guide: Best Of Tech | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...separate action, Harvard sent a few of its freshmen and lower-ranked players to the Brown Invitational in Providence, R.I. Freshman Andy Rabens picked up the ā€œCā€-level singles title, defeating teammate Bo Wiegand, 6-3, 7-6 in the finals...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Tennis Strengthens National Reputation | 10/1/2001 | See Source »

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