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There have been many famous duos in the storied history of pop culture. Some bring to mind fond memories of childhood (Bert and Ernie), some bring wistful looks into your parents' eyes (Captain and Tennille), and some are just, well, best left forgotten (Milli Vanilli). However, in the genre of popular music, there has and always will be the almighty John and John: the driving forces behind They Might Be Giants...
...Forbidden Love," the first-person account of the relationship between schoolteacher Mary Letourneau, now 36, and her "victim," Vili Fualaau, now 15, hit the bookstores in Paris last week. The book portrays a couple who, while fond of each other, had very different views on several issues, including the source of their attraction (She: "He is... a poet capable of lyricism, an artist full of spirit and talent"; He: "I was 12 years old and I had never f___ed anyone... I wanted to... see what it was like"); whom their relationship might affect (She: "They never told me, never...
...this team appears to have finally come to grips with the fact that last year is gone. If the new generation of leaders can make this year its own, Harvard can go 6-1 in the Ivies. So, as fond as the memories of last year are, it's still way too early to turn back the clock and live in the past...
...best known at home as a prince of the desert, who has a good handshake, speaks in velvety tones and can be aloof one minute and chuckling the next. Closely resembling the famed founder of modern Saudi Arabia, King Abdul Aziz (generally known as Ibn Saud), he is fond of camel racing and is tolerant toward human frailties. "He will forgive anything but lying," says an intimate. He has a reputation for eschewing the country's endemic corruption; almost alone in the royal household, he forbids his sons to use their connections to profit in business. A devout Muslim...
Still, the lengendary folkster harbors some fond memories: his first-year English teacher, nights spent waiting, with the other six boys who lived in rooms above the Union, for the watchman to make his rounds so they could sneak down and get some ice cream--and feeling a bit guilty until, one night, they encountered the watchman having a taste as well...