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Which leads to a central truth: there is no such thing as an interesting drunk--ever. Do not drink more than two glasses of wine, three at the most. After more than that, you think you are funnier and more charming than you are. I once sat next to New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan at a formal dinner and watched him consume three double Scotches, five glasses of red wine and three glasses of port, after which he got up and gave the after-dinner speech. The 6-ft. 4-in. Senator swayed above...
BELGRADE: Unconvinced by President Slobodan Milosevic's promises of compromise, NATO continues to plan for military intervention in Kosovo. "Not only has Milosevic failed to withdraw his forces, he's also offered no significant concessions on the political status of Kosovo," says TIME Central Europe bureau chief Massimo Calabresi. "Until he does, there will be a war there...
...very suspicious," says TIME Wall Street columnist Daniel Kadlec. "This was a relief rally -- an excuse to bargain-hunt on the good yen news." Psychology, even on hair-triggered Wall Street, can only take the Dow or NASDAQ so far north. "There's a long history of central banks proving themselves unable to force a currency to stay up or down," says Kadlec. "The economic fundamentals always...
...that score, the Cleveland Indians stroked a monstrous home run last week. They are riding about as high as any team in baseball, having sold every seat for every game in a popular new stadium for three years running. They're in first place in the American League's Central Division this year and have become mainstays in post-season play. Cashing in on that success, the club's controlling shareholder, Cleveland investor Richard E. Jacobs, sold 4 million shares at $15 each to raise $60 million. One hopes his many new partners are rabid baseball fans with no economic...
...Pinsky on Loveline, MTV's popular nightly call-in show on relationships. The program is aimed at young adults, and, Pinsky says, younger teens shouldn't watch it without a parent nearby. But they manage to. Sometimes because of a technicality: the show airs at 10 p.m. in the Central time zone instead of 11 p.m., as it does on the East and West coasts. But mainly because the subject is sex. And if sex is on the tube, adolescents are sure to find a way of getting to it--and talking about...