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Presently, a convoy of black cars purrs up, and out of one appear sensational legs, feet shod in high purple pumps, and a blur of bright pink cheerful enough to part the clouds. The tall young woman who alights smiles radiantly, her carriage plumb line but her head tilted slightly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Royal Star Shines On Her Own: DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES | 7/29/1991 | See Source »

Americans, especially women, have become captives of this damaging aesthetic standard. Just consider Julia Roberts. In an earlier era she would have been considered a victim of starvation. "More than 70% of women say they feel fat, but only 23% are truly overweight," says Dr. Arnold Andersen, a psychiatrist at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forget About Losing Those Last 10 Pounds | 7/8/1991 | See Source »

The deaths have forced an embarrassed government to acknowledge the sincerity of some of the student's demands. The Cabinet shake-up and an offer of amnesty to a limited number of political prisoners are mainly cosmetic responses; yet even these modest measures will make it more difficult for the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Korea: The Tale Behind a Suicide | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

The beauty myth of Wolf's title is reinforced, she argues, by a global industry worth billions that could be far better used for social purposes; for example, the money spent on cosmetics each year could finance 2,000 women's health clinics or pay for three times the amount...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bad Side of Looking Good | 3/4/1991 | See Source »

The same claims were made about Meech Lake, the plan for constitutional reforms supported by Quebec but defeated when two English-speaking provinces rejected its special provisions for the French seven months ago. That caused many observers to fear the breakup of Canada. This time Quebec demands even greater autonomy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Take It or Leave It | 2/11/1991 | See Source »

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