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...White House, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and top brass in the Pentagon continued to insist that the abuses were confined to the sadistic impulses of the midnight shift at the prison. Senators and Representatives who crowded secure rooms on the Hill to watch nearly 1,800 unpublished pictures flash by, along with about half a dozen grainy videotapes, got a raw eyeful of just how perverse those particular soldiers had been. One of the videos seems to show a G.I. preparing to sodomize a male detainee. A still shot portrays an anguished female prisoner lifting her shirt to expose...
Though the physical publication’s release date has been delayed, the magazine’s website, www.h-bomb.org, is already up and running. The site features a flash introduction of provocative pictures accompanied by the song “Hey Mister,” which has sexually suggestive lyrics...
...Qualia digital camera (available in June) is a techie piece de resistance, with styling that evokes Connery-era Bond. Thumb size and weighing just 2 oz., the camera comes in a leather-and-chrome briefcase with loads of accessories, from flash unit to telephoto lens to video-output connector for viewing shots on TV. The camera uses a thin lithium-ion battery and the smallest autofocus lens available and has only two buttons on its exterior. Image quality is a mere two megapixels, but some nice software tricks compensate for the lack of resolution...
...recharge the batteries or move files to your computer, just plug the device into any USB port. Available in June for $250, it's missing only a flash. Still, it's a keeper...
Brides may not be embracing color with such bravado, but a growing number of women are seeking to incorporate new hues into their wedding-day attire--from a flash of blue in a dramatic train to a sage green sheath for a garden ceremony to an occasional crimson showstopper. At David's Bridal, a national chain that sells about 20% of all wedding gowns in the country, 2003 was the first year that a colorful gown--a metallic gold number--was among the best sellers. Now the retailer is testing the market for dresses made entirely of green, pink...