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Which is apparently the last thing romance readers want to confront in their spare time. The rift between those who dote on and those who disdain romance novels really centers on the question of fantasy and its proper place in adult imagination. Here again sexism may play a part. Patriarchs have traditionally fretted about their womenfolk's being ruined by a book. Flaubert's Madame Bovary graphically portrayed the ruin that ensues when a young female's head is filled with romantic fancies. Can it really be good, modern critics wonder, for women to be whiling away so many hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Publishing: Passion on the Pages | 3/20/2000 | See Source »

Parents who suspect that their teens may be smoking should confront them immediately and directly. Assume that your child will deny smoking, but reiterate the rules of the house and the consequences if they're broken. Some parents try to bribe their kids to stay away from tobacco, but that doesn't work. Parents should never pay a kid not to do something he shouldn't be doing anyway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Smoke Screen | 3/20/2000 | See Source »

...then there was little time left in Buchanan's appearance. When the event finally came to a close, those valiant soldiers of the Left who had unleashed their vitriol undoubtedly felt a deep sense of satisfaction. Not every day does a paladin have the opportunity to confront the Devil himself, and besides, it's always nice to vent...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Pat Buchanan Comes to Town | 3/17/2000 | See Source »

...could slice the tension with a katana sword. It becomes too much for me, so I turn off Bloodsport and prepare to confront Philip once more...

Author: By Adam M. Taub, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Video Killed the Radial Star | 3/16/2000 | See Source »

...Debrework Zewide, the World Bank's global coordinator for HIV/AIDS, said African governments must create "an enabling environment" where citizens can openly confront the issue...

Author: By Jessica A. Nordell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Panel of AIDS Activists Says African Epedemic Needs Attention | 3/15/2000 | See Source »

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