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...Poor Fitzgerald was not much fun. He got drunk at the Murphys' villa and made scenes and smashed their expensive crystal wine glasses. He repaid their hospitality by writing a novel that made out his hostess, Sarah Murphy, to be a mental case who had been incestuously abused by her own father. Some bread-and-butter note...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Voracious VCR Is a Reminder of Real Fun | 7/18/2000 | See Source »

Proving that the Royal Family hasn't cornered the market on embarrassing offspring, the son of British Prime Minister TONY BLAIR was arrested last week after he was discovered drunk and vomiting in the middle of London's Leicester Square. EUAN BLAIR, 16, apparently went on a bender to celebrate the end of final exams. After initially giving police a false name, address and age (he claimed to be 18), Euan's true identity was revealed and the lad promptly delivered to 10 Downing St. "If anyone breaks the law, they should suffer the penalty of the law, whether they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 17, 2000 | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

Other lawyers are considering suits against the alcoholic-beverage industry, which they would hold responsible for drunk-driving deaths and other alcohol-related losses, using the same "negligent marketing" allegations that have been lodged against gunmakers. What could be next? Suits against burger chains for selling foods they know are unhealthy? Suits blaming sellers of gore-drenched video games for outbreaks of youth violence? Already, in one of his more expansive moments, Scruggs has mused that Wal-Mart would be a good target because it puts so many mom-and-pop stores out of business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Lawyers Running America? | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...Caplan's idea doesn't take root? Are we really responsible enough to understand the most intimate secrets of human life? We're just going to have to wait and see - an uncomfortable prospect, but perhaps exactly what we deserve. After all, now that the champagne has been drunk and the congratulations exchanged, it's a bit late in the game to be overcome by a fit of reflection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Discovering the Roots of DNA: What's In It for Me? | 6/27/2000 | See Source »

...month and get $100 worth of fines paid by the NMA. If you tend to garner traffic fines or find parking tickets piling up on your windshield, then for $50 you can receive $1,000 of coverage. Plus, the NMA is so open-minded it will even cover drunk-driving fines. But be careful: that doesn't give you license to drive drunk or recklessly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Jun. 26, 2000 | 6/26/2000 | See Source »

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