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...about $2,500, and available only through doctors, Brava seemed like a device of interest to the highly motivated only. But a year later, it has won some fans. Its makers say the Brava has now been prescribed by 500 doctors and worn by 4,000 women, and will debut in Europe and Asia later this year. Does Brava work? The answer appears to be yes, but very modestly and not without considerable discomfort and inconvenience. The first batch of Brava bravers complained of rashes and started a now defunct website called Brav-Argh. (Brava says the rashes have been...
...first emo band was Rites of Spring, a punk quartet named for the Stravinsky composition that caused a riot after its 1913 debut. When skinheads took over the Washington punk scene in the mid-'80s, Rites of Spring singer Guy Picciotto decided to change punk from a medium that glamorized aggression to one in which strength was measured by a band's willingness to share its pain with its listeners...
Back in 1979 Lane graced the cover of TIME for a story on young actors. She was just 14 but had held her own with Laurence Olivier in A Little Romance, her movie debut. While she has worked steadily ever since (in nearly three dozen feature films), great roles have eluded her. Except for her rich performance as a frustrated 1960s housewife in A Walk on the Moon (1999), much of her recent work has been confined to supporting roles. Back in 1984 she tripped up her transition to better parts by turning down the comedy Splash, which became...
...funding often talk about requiring "the right to fail" - the implication being that only if they are free from commercial pressures can they produce their most truthful and personal work. Madonna is one of the world's biggest and most bankable stars. When she announced her London stage debut in David Williamson's Up for Grabs, the entire 10-week run sold out within days. With a reported personal fortune of more than $275 million, she transcends performers' usual financial insecurities, and yet with her iconic status comes the intense glare of public attention. Madonna, immensely successful as a singer...
...this corner... Korbut, a three-time gold medalist in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, is looking to score a perfect 10 in her ring debut...