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...ginger up interest in the sport. Cameras were out in force at the European Skating Championships in Lausanne in January, watching out for potential rule infringements as well reveling in the scantier costumes. Women skaters' dresses have become ever more slight, with the acreage of flesh-colored fabric far exceeding the traditional sequins. And then there are knickers, or more specifically, the amount of fabric in the crotch area. European women skaters tend to be less careful than their American counterparts. U.S. champion Michelle Kwan's costumes have very concealing 10-cm gussets, while some of the European stars' undergarments...
...government's carefully compiled stats on divorce rates and drug addiction. The gap in society might be larger than people realize?and could yawn even wider if the Malay community as a whole is blamed for its extremists. "This will be a test of the strength of the fabric of our society," is the stark assessment of Singapore's National Development Minister, Mah Bow Tan. The 13 men might have been nabbed before they could set off any bombs?but they have thrown a big scare into their small, island nation...
REDEFINING THE STRETCH FABRIC...
...piffling obstacle. So grateful was it when Madge married director Guy Ritchie in a Scottish castle last winter that the board, as "a special thank-you," commissioned a new tartan, Romantic Scotland, in honor of the duo. "Madonna is the original Material Girl, so a length of fabric seems doubly appropriate," said the board's marketing head. The color scheme: pearl white, for Like a Virgin; blue, for the early True Blue album; yellow, for the Blond Ambition tour; and purple, for Scottish heather. But what about Ritchie? Oh, yeah: "A three-line overcheck echoes the style of the Ritchie...
...last Saturday's airing of "Saturday Night Live." Citing a deteriorating advertising market, Peacock Network execs are reversing a 50-year-old voluntary ban on television commercials hawking hard alcohol. NBC's choice, the moral authorities among us believe, is a terrible and inevitable symptom of our decaying societal fabric. "The decision by NBC to accept advertising for liquor is shockingly irresponsible and should be reversed immediately," says Dr. J. Edward Hill, chair-elect of the American Medical Association. "It is obvious the network is putting its desire for profit far above the health of our nation - especially young people...