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...TIME Archives Online Heroin, cocaine, speed, pot, ecstasy. TIME has reported on all those drugs and others for more than 80 years, bringing the harsh reality of usage and addiction to our readers. "Coke is no joke," we pointed out in our July 6, 1981, cover story, "High on Cocaine." TIME's article detailed the pervasiveness of use by middle-class Americans and quoted an initiate as saying, "After one hit of cocaine I feel like a new man. The only problem is, the first thing the new man wants is another hit." Subscribers can read that report in full...
Indeed, a sense of the “uncomfortable” is a key concept for the Three Tall Women production. While the first act has moments of levity, the second is unremittingly harsh, culminating in the proclamation that death is the happiest moment of life. If you see Three Tall Women , expect to appreciate the insightful production, but not to enjoy...
...whittling down a pool of 25 eager suitors, Jen turned down the last, bewildered contender. Art-gallery director Jerry Ferris, 29, was so smitten with her that he had penned the words to a love song that ABC played on the show right before Jen gave him the ax. Harsh...
...Washington is a plate full of highly intelligent, artless, tactless, and harsh people,” says James S. Traub ’76, who wrote a 2003 cover story on Summers for the New York Times Magazine. “It is true that even there, diplomatic skills get you to the top. But it’s also a world of people who are really abrasive...
...advantages to relaxing EPA standards are not strictly economic. As a new Massachusetts resident, I have been privy to the harsh New England winters. By releasing greater quantities of carbon monoxide and CFCs into the atmosphere, the United States government could spur global warming to make the weather much more pleasant in the winter. Imagine the quality of life increase for all the New England residents who could go outside in the middle of January with nothing but a T-shirt and shorts. In addition to the added comfort, more moderate temperatures would eliminate problems associated with icy roads...