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Looking over the pictures of Jackie dodging, ducking, literally running from Galella, you feel a twinge of guilt about all this, the way pictures of a slaughterhouse get you to entertain thoughts of vegetarianism. The death of Princess Diana also made paparazzi a dirty word for a while. The profession has recovered, but Galella thinks that the golden age of the paparazzi is behind us. In terms of sheer numbers, the breed has multiplied tenfold since Galella started in the mid-1960s. But the stars and their handlers have fought back, punishing publications that run unflattering pictures by denying them...
That puts the bishops in a bind. They have heard the rumblings from the faithful; they know the reluctance of Rome to entertain revolutionary ideas. The sex-abuse scandals may have led to at least one mutually acceptable innovation. Dioceses that have created lay-led panels to advise the bishop in handling such cases seem to have effectively reduced scandal and nourished a sense of enfranchisement. "This board helps the church as well as the people who are directly involved," says Louverne Williams, a retired schoolteacher who serves on a review board in Minneapolis-St. Paul, along with a psychologist...
...that comics are only for semiliterate geeks or deviants--kids who haven't grown up yet. But comics fans pray the success of Spider-Man will not be a fad and people will become more interested in buying comics than plush toys and video games. Comics educate as they entertain. JOHN HEFNER Cabin John...
...shall be no offence if any scholar shall, at Commencement, make, and entertain guests at his chamber, with punch...
...meaning Senegal would need to oust Uruguay and Denmark. The Danes play the most spirited football in Scandinavia (O.K., so that's not saying much). It's not enough to win, says assistant manager Michael Laudrup: "The other goal is to play an attractive style of football that will entertain fans around the world...