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...obsessed 24 hours a day, I did not fantasize the imprint of Joe's and my genes on a small face; my thoughts dwelled on the imprint of a small hand on my cheek. By the time we had sat out the seemingly interminable three-month wait to see a fertility specialist, I was thinking I'd like to adopt. But with Joe not yet ready to consider that option, I proceeded deeper into the fertility labyrinth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A BATTLE AGAINST BIOLOGY; A VICTORY IN ADOPTION | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

...pioneer of the faux-Letterman gang was Australia's Steve Vizard, a lawyer turned comedian who was host of a late-night show down under for three years, starting in 1990. He had the Letterman repertoire down pat, introduc-ing bits with the same tongue-in-cheek flourish ("I have in my left hand... "). Staff members would even prep American guests on the show by telling them, "Just pretend you're on the Letterman show." Though critics hooted at the thievery, most Aussie viewers didn't get the references--until 1994, when the real Letterman show started airing in Australia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: LETTERMAN UBER ALLES | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...conductor alike seemed to rejoice in the relaxed, waltz-like pace of the gargantuan Scherzo. The introduction of bells and intricate spiccato/pizzicato sections augmented the diversity of texture in the third movement, whose screaming finale prompted Gatti to take a handkerchief from his packet and wipe his cheek before proceeding into the final two movements of Mahler's fifth symphony...

Author: By Andrea H. Kurtz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Devil Inside Mr. Gatti: How to Make an Audience Faint | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

...tunnel." The princess tried to speak and was once heard to murmur, "My God." But no direct witness reports her saying anything coherent. The first two policemen on the scene found her semiconscious. One of them tried to keep her awake by "talking to her and tapping on her cheek...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DOSSIER ON PRINCESS DIANA'S CRASH | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

Clad in lab coats, HMO Black's founders offered tongue-in-cheek testimonials to HMO Black...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Zuckerman, | Title: Mock Health Plan Launched at HMS | 8/1/1997 | See Source »

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