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...photo of her younger self with a very early-period Elvis Presley, and that's exactly how she was captioned. Being on "Survivor" would be a career-topper for her, as well as a crack at that cool million. She took me through some of her life from the cotton fields of Alabama to her first chorus role on Broadway - age 17 - alongside Bert Lahr. I heard something about her performing a trick in which she could drive a golf ball 250 yards using my face as a tee before I made my excuses and deserted her for Kristin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Survivor 3': The Hollywood Audition | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

There is an industry in this country so powerful that no one--not politicians, not journalists, not even rap artists--has had the cojones to stand up to it. I'm referring of course, to the cotton-swab industry, an industry that pumps millions into the American economy, and if my journalistic instincts are correct, possibly even more into the pockets of our Senators, publishers and rappers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Something Evil in the Ear Canal | 3/26/2001 | See Source »

There is an industry in this country so powerful that no one--not politicians, not journalists, not even rap artists--has had the cojones to stand up to it. I'm referring of course, to the cotton-swab industry, an industry that pumps millions into the American economy, and if my journalistic instincts are correct, possibly even more into the pockets of our Senators, publishers and rappers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Something Evil in the Ear Canal | 3/26/2001 | See Source »

...arguments deserve to be engaged. However, the nature of this argument may, if not preclude a meaningful response, at least silence an appropriate one. To some individuals, the lexicography of Paul is not a moral concern that demands reply, just as to some individuals religious prescriptions against wearing polyester-cotton blend clothing or revealing one's face in public do not merit a moral defense...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 3/20/2001 | See Source »

After a few beers on the couch in his apartment in Hong Kong's Wanchai district, Fai stands up to adjust his carefully unkempt clothes - gray T shirt and navy cotton flat-front pants worn low on the hips. He's wearing a pair of black-frame glasses and a black terry cloth wristband with a green ganja leaf design that he says lets the ladies know, "I can get you high." With his close-cropped hair, wide cheekbones and enormous grin, Fai may not be the most attractive representative of his gender - he also has the chronic slouch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Night Of the Hunter | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

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