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...exist, and the only way the abortion pill changes that is if doctors everywhere decide to offer it. "There are a lot of doctors who feel very strongly that women have a right to make a choice but are unwilling to wear flak jackets to work," says Dr. Diana Dell, an ob-gyn specialist at Duke University Medical Center. "I don't know where it will...
...first press conference, PRINCE WILLIAM announced he's not at all thrilled about the publication of Shadows of a Princess, a tell-all by his late mother's ex-private secretary that brands Diana a "scheming liar." "Harry and I are both quite upset about it, that our mother's trust has been betrayed, and even now she is still being exploited." After more obligatory Diana reverence, the British press discovered that Will, 18, plans to spend part of his gap year between high school and college trekking in Chile. William even claimed he made the money for the trip...
...Give us your "shock jocks," your "scuzzbuckets," they say. Give us your "digerati" yearning to "multitask." "People look at the dictionary as a normalizing thing," says executive editor Joseph Pickett. "It helps to give the word codified status." Not all words, thankfully. Take "stalkerazzi," which gained currency after Lady Diana's death. The term was considered for the dictionary but couldn't produce convincing credentials. Maybe it lost its place to "drug holiday" ("n. A usually brief period during which a drug that is typically taken on a daily basis, such as an antidepressant, is not taken..."), or "seaborgium...
...done their job if the patient was able to pass away comfortably, surrounded by family members. I think I will count the end of my life a success if that's the way I am allowed to leave this earth: surrounded by my loved ones instead of machines. DIANA PIERCE Leander, Texas...
...However, there are a few gratuitous shots of toned men with their shirts off. Perhaps this acts as a subtle reminder that the director is female. Furthermore, one could rightly argue that many women, including ardent feminists, would easily relate to Diana's plight. But men, don't get the wrong idea here; this is not a film that is trying to win the Gloria Steinem seal of approval. Women are not objectified, the prettiest girl loses, and there aren't raunchy sex scenes, but there is so much passion and personality that it doesn't matter (oh, and there...