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...guys in Florida covered their tracks expertly, but the American Express computers spat out a curious fact. Every one of the victimized cardholders had recently dined at one of two New York City restaurants. Raymond and his partners visited one of them, a Brazilian steak house on Central Park South called Plantation, and with the cooperation of the restaurant's mortified owner, they looked around the employee dressing room. There, in an open locker, they spotted the likely culprit: a black box the size of a Palm Pilot, with a slit down the front and bits of Velcro tape...
...singles tournament. Tauziat brands Kournikova a self-absorbed "Lolita" who plays up her nonathletic charms to garner attention. She does concede that the Russian is "fun and rather nice, even if she unfortunately does not show respect to everyone." Given the nature of her complaint, it is somewhat curious that Tauziat chose to pose for the cover of her book on a bed, clutching a pillow, wearing a nightgown. It seems she's picked up a few pointers from Anna...
Reverse Seneca's famous maxim--Ars longa, vita brevis--and you come up with a pretty fair description of many big, fat, fact-crammed current biographies: life is long, art short. Such narrative behemoths can, of course, contain much of value, particularly for readers who are passionately curious about the subjects. Admirers of Mary McCarthy, for example, would not wish Frances Kiernan's recent, well-received Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy any shorter than its 768 pages. But what of those who are interested in learning more about the life of a notable person but unwilling...
After consulting with researchers, show creators decided to be honest with the preschool viewers. Big Bird--and Spinney--served as the voice of curious children viewers, wanting to know when Mr. Hooper would return...
...months after Archer's decision to crack down on ephedrine, something curious happened. Archer abruptly changed course. He called in large manufacturers and let them negotiate looser rules for marketing their ephedrine products. A physician and son of powerful House Ways and Means Committee chairman Bill Archer, Reyn Archer had gone from taking the actions of a crusading regulator to taking those of an industry ally...