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...dating Brooke Shields -- but then came the summer of disaster. Charges of child molestation, criminal inquiries, an abandoned world tour, lawsuits, drug addiction, a bizarre disappearance and mysterious return have brought real- world, grownup horror to the owner of Neverland Ranch -- horror he eventually had to confront. In a four-minute televised statement broadcast around the world from Neverland last week, Jackson, voice quivering, called the sexual-abuse allegations ''disgusting,'' declared his innocence and said, ''I do try to be Godlike in my heart...
...Operation Shylock by Philip Roth. The uncontested master of comic irony comes up with another ticklish situation: a writer named Philip Roth journeys to Israel to confront a Philip Roth imposter who is trying to persuade Jews to go back to Europe and re-establish Yiddish culture. This new Diaspora aims to avert an Arab-engineered Holocaust by returning Israelis to the countries of their ancestors. Seriously funny about Middle East madness, Roth riffs with an abandon not seen since Portnoy's Complaint...
...Shadowlands The oddest of couples -- an emotionally choked Oxford don and a high-spirited American poet -- find a transforming moment of happiness as they confront her imminent demise. Richard Attenborough's film gains strength from the sterling performances of Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger as the live-and-learn lovers...
...Lange is a hot hand getting his shot. His Capital Appreciation Fund has risen 9.7% a year under his tenure, compared with an 8.4% average over the same period for the S&P 500. Still, now he must confront the Magellan pox: Stansky had also been one of Fidelity's hottest young managers when he took over the flagship fund in 1996, only to stumble badly. During his tenure Magellan rose 6.9% a year-compared with an 8.1% gain over the same period for the Standard & Poor...
Remember that relationships take time and energy, and that this is a learning experience for both of you. Make sure you confront your feelings and the people involved in your life rather than being passive about how you feel. In the end, you (and your boyfriend) will be in a better place, even if it means two separate places...