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...blood-alcohol level was around three times the legal limit; the appeals court meanwhile ruled the couple - who contest the charges - should have alerted police after they failed to dissuade him from driving. The charges carry maximum sentences of five years in prison and a €75,000 fine. With nearly 50% of all auto fatalities alcohol related, previously lenient courts now appear ready to punish cavalier French attitudes toward drinking and driving. Ironically, both Angélique and Jean-Sébastien have themselves been victims of drunk drivers - Angélique is wheelchair-bound for life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prosecuting Passivity | 1/4/2004 | See Source »

...lost the monopoly on irreverent kid humor - where isn?t adolescent ribaldry nowadays? - sells only about 250,000 copies, a tenth as many as it did in the early 70s. (This year will see the 50th anniversary of another Eisenhower-era magazine, Sports Illustrated, which is still doing fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Your Grandfather?s Playboy | 1/3/2004 | See Source »

...whole man was Hefner. With a zeal that led Paul Krassner to dub him ?the secular Billy Graham,? Hefner promoted the religion of urbanity, or, as Newsweek tagged it, ?Urbunnity.? And apparently, many of his readers enjoyed imagining themselves as the Hefner male: the man who wanted fine wines, chic cars and smart clothes to go with his beautiful women. All were accessories to the good life that Playboy promoted as necessities. Madison Avenue quickly saw that Playboy was the ultimate consumer magazine: the editorial and the advertising were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Your Grandfather?s Playboy | 1/3/2004 | See Source »

...button down or until your memory card fills up. You will need to buy a new high-speed 256-MB Secure Digital Memory Card (about $100) to take full advantage of the continuous shooting mode. With 3.2-megapixel resolution, straightforward controls and unusual swiveling lens, the SL300R is one fine digital camera indeed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Not Just Another Pretty Camera | 12/29/2003 | See Source »

Jean Chretien RETIRED After 10 years in office, Canada's PM stepped down on Dec. 12. "I will have my money for my fine and a joint in the other hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Crowded Departure Lounge | 12/29/2003 | See Source »

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