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For those who didn't revise their chalky winter complexion with an intersession jaunt to the Islands, consider plan B. B for bake. Fake bake. A quick jaunt to a local tanning salon can make the epidermis tell a big fat lie.

Author: By Y. Ju, | Title: Florida Faux | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

Or peep another comment from a friend of mine from Philly: "Mos Def and Kweli are my boys. Ever since I heard `Fortified Live' [that magnum opus from '96 that gave birth to the duo], Mos's singles and especially Kweli's `Manifesto' I knew that when they made an...

Author: By Andres A. Ramos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Hip-Hop Apocalypse Has Been Postponed | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

First-degree burns, which are the least dangerous because they involve only the outer, epidermal, layer of the skin, usually do not require hospitalization. Thin as a sheet of paper, the epidermis consists of about five layers of cells. The cells in the deepest layers constantly reproduce, pushing older layers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TO HELL AND BACK | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

Second- and third-degree burns, the kind treated by the New York team, call for much more care and, often, extended hospital stays. Penetrating below the epidermis, second-degree burns reach into the upper layer of the dermis, a thin layer of cells 1 to 3 mm thick that contains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TO HELL AND BACK | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

9:40 a.m. Having removed all the dead skin from the chest and neck, Himel holds the patient's left thigh taut while the surgical assistant uses an electric-powered device to peel away two foot-long strips of the epidermis and the upper part of the dermis from the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TO HELL AND BACK | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

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