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...dance are twin hypnoses, and only one spell at a time can take hold. The collective decision to explore the possibilities of a lesbian subplot between a female Dionysus and her followers fares unexpectedly well. When the five dancers crouch close together, it reminds one of that Herb Ritts photo with all those supermodels...
...moved from village to village, smoking opium with tribal chieftains, then returned home and began boiling pots of water and herbs in his kitchen. He tried one herb combination after another, going cold turkey while seeking a remedy. His withdrawal symptoms were "like torture," he recalls, and time after time he went back to his opium pipe for relief...
...dispel the dark moods that dogged her through life, Truen Bergen tried every antidepressant imaginable. But she hated the side effects, which ranged from a sharp prickling sensation to mild hypertension. Then she heard about St. John's wort, a medicinal herb that has been used for centuries in teas and tinctures. "I figured it couldn't be any worse than the medication I was already taking," says Bergen, 49, an airline purser from San Diego, Calif. "Then, after two or three weeks, it dawned on me. I felt balanced and good. I felt happy...
Suddenly St. John's wort is hot--especially with the media. Barbara Walters spoke on ABC's 20/20 about the "simple herb that could change the lives of millions of Americans who suffer from depression," and last week the New York Times ran two stories in as many days calling St. John's wort "a gentle remedy" and "a rival to Prozac." Pills and potions containing extracts of hypericum are selling briskly in supermarkets and health-store chains from New York to California. "We are stunned and pleased," says Karl-Heinz Siewert, managing director of Lichtwer Pharma, a Berlin-based...
...contestants vie for a share of his $5,000-a-show paycheck by beating him in a general-knowledge quiz. "I've been reading the almanac over and over," says Stein. "I know a lot already, but I hope none of my family is ever a contestant." (His father Herb was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Nixon.) Stein's frequent forays into show biz and his willingness to pose for promotional photos like this one seem to indicate that although he's well versed in economic policy, it's not his first love. "To have Alex Trebek...