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...What a delight. There are eight stories and one "novelette," all of them equally absurd and melodramatic. Sample titles: "My Shameful Past," "My Sister Stole My Man," and "Goodbye, Lover." Although the art rarely veers from a "house style," connoisseurs will recognize names like John Romita, later of "Amazing Spider-Man," longtime Mad magazine contributor Mort Drucker, and, in one case, Wally Wood of "Mad" and "Little Annie Fanny" fame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Falling in Love With Comic Books | 2/2/2001 | See Source »

...Sure, Florida has received some negative press recently about the whole election and yes, the vast majority of my elected officials are complete morons. Granted, the elderly can be troublesome at times. But despite these minor blemishes, when it comes to having fun under the sun or a debaucherous delight by night, you can't beat...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tenacious D: Tampa's Super Distractions | 1/23/2001 | See Source »

...rule by attaching it to the foreign appropriations bill. It was the first time Congress acted to make such restrictions law, not simply a ruling issued by the Executive Branch. Congress attached the bill as a rider to legislation authorizing payment of U.N. arrears. Much to the delight of anti-abortion activists, Clinton felt compelled to accept it. Just last October, the Clinton administration lifted the gag rule, which affects approximately 430 organizations in more than 50 nations. But in a tight presidential campaign with Senate Republicans hoping Bush would prevail, Congress attached a compromise to the ruling, effectively deferring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush Acts on Abortion 'Gag Rule' | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

Bush's decision to ignite the emotionally charged issue of abortion as one of his first acts as president is sure to delight conservatives, but it raises questions about his repeated promise to unite Democrats and Republicans. Anti-abortion activists hope that he will go even further by putting new restrictions on RU-486, the abortion pill authorized last year by the Food and Drug Administration. Their ultimate goal is for Bush to appoint new Supreme Court Justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush Acts on Abortion 'Gag Rule' | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

...came to office, but with the opposite intent. Clinton signed five quick orders to expand abortion rights by, among other things, reversing a rule limiting abortion counseling at federally funded clinics and lifting a ban on abortions at military facilities. As early as next week, aides say, Bush may delight conservatives by signing an order that would withhold funding from overseas agencies that even discuss abortion with patients. Sources tell TIME that the so-called Mexico City provision, named for the city where Ronald Reagan first discussed the prohibition, was the topic of a memo last week from Secretary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bush Plans to Roll Back Clinton | 1/21/2001 | See Source »

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