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...cause chronic wear and tear. A hundred years ago, people stood and sat with an erect spine. Now fashion seems to favor a curved, slouched spine, which has severe health consequences. Posture is learned and is a changing cultural phenomenon. Curved posture is the source of so much misery. JEAN COUCH Palo Alto, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 30, 2002 | 12/30/2002 | See Source »

CANADIAN M.P. Member of Parliament Jean Guy Carignan's card, featuring Yasser Arafat, sparked an uproar. He said it reflects his wish for harmony in the Middle East: "I am in favor of peace and justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Season's Greetings, Yasser | 12/30/2002 | See Source »

...fight over whether women should be allowed to join golf clubs. This is a decision that was last grappled with by Darren on Bewitched. It's a little late to take a stand on this when we've already got women reporters in the male golf-club locker room. Jean-Marie Le Pen had French pundits discussing why fascism is bad. Trent Lott had U.S. pundits discussing why segregation is bad. It was as if the international debate team accidentally picked up topic lists from 1939 and 1958. The U.S. Supreme Court listened to a big case on cross burning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Been There, Done That | 12/22/2002 | See Source »

...than €330 billion in assets under management. Crédit Agricole, a network of mostly rural savings banks, was for almost two years the preferred candidate to take over the government's 10.9% stake in Crédit Lyonnais. But talks bogged down. In November, when Agricole ceo Jean Laurent (pictured) tried to haggle the government's final offer of €44 per share down to €42, the Finance Ministry lost patience and called an auction. France's biggest bank, BNP Paribas, gobbled up the stake for €58 per share. Agricole realized it goofed, replaced its chairman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High Price to Pay for a Botched Buy | 12/22/2002 | See Source »

...fever in the Caribbean. “They say the way to avoid dengue fever is to avoid mosquitoes,” he said. “That’s tough in Haiti.” Matt Espy gave a harrowing account of his life as a blue jean-hating iconoclast. “No one’s feeling me on the blue jean issue,” he lamented...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dinner For Fifteen | 12/12/2002 | See Source »

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