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...more. TV has embarked on a new era of candor, with all the lines emphatically drawn in. During the season that began last week, programmers will actually be competing with each other to trace the largest number of touchy ? and heretofore forbidden ? ethnic, sexual and psychological themes. Religious quirks, wife swapping, child abuse, lesbianism, venereal disease ? all the old taboos will be toppling. Marcus Welby last week joined the abortion debate with a patient who had not one but two in a single year. An upcoming ABC "Movie of the Week" will feature Hal Holbrook explaining his homosexuality...
...live on the Mexican side, where it's cheaper. So they use a relative's U.S. address to register for school and commute. The two local school districts (one larger than the state of Delaware) don't know how many students are from the other side; they are forbidden by law to ask. In any case, the town can't build elementary school space fast enough. Jesse Saldivar, chief inspector for U.S. Customs downtown, recognizes the faces as they pass through the gates. "I've seen them grow up," he says, making step motions with his hand...
...virtual about a year ago, catering primarily to the 80% of Filipinos who are Catholic. the CBCP's website offers church teachings and directives. E-mail is also "filtered." And just to make sure no one gives in to temptation, If you tap into one of the forbidden destinations, up pops a message to steel your resolve: "thank god you're not able to access that bad site...
...Yesterday things got worse. Wall Street and Main street weighed in: and the news wasn't good. Credit rating agency Moody's Investor's Service downgraded United's senior debt rating to 'junk' - a hit that will not only force United investors who are forbidden to own junk bonds to dump the stock but also raise borrowing costs for the company. And just a few hours later, the Attorney General of Minnesota, Mike Hatch, announced he would fight the United-US Airways merger even before it's complete. Hatch said, on behalf of the state, he would sue the airlines...
...France; Cheung also touched down in Africa, as did Iran's Abbas Kiarostami. And although Hong Kong is now officially part of the People's Republic, a trip to Beijing (for Mabel Cheung and Stanley Kwan) or Suzhou (for Yonfan) can still be a journey into the exotic or forbidden unknown...