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Most of the paraphernalia in the room conjures images of kidnap, persecution and torture. A leather body bag crumples in the corner; block and tackle dangle overhead. A lonely stainless-steel dog bowl sits inside a cage just big enough for an adult human. But Decima insists it's all for fun. "I find the idea of one person hitting another absolutely abhorrent - unless it is part of a consensual, adult experience," she says. Decima always makes sure customers have a prearranged "safe word" that will stop the scene if it goes too far. She goes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tough Love | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...escorted by several men visibly straining the integrity of their tux fabric. The FBI confirmed last week that the men were federal agents, brought in as a last-minute precautionary measure after the bureau learned of a multimillion-dollar ransom plot against Crowe. The actor, who starred as a kidnap-and-rescue specialist in Proof of Life, was made aware of the threat but decided to attend the awards anyway. Crowe's publicist says her client has increased his personal security team but has not missed any scheduled public appearances. Crowe expects to attend the Academy Awards on March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 19, 2001 | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...plot level, isn't it? Expedition sails to uncharted island to make an adventure documentary; they bring along a blonde, Ann Darrow (Fay Wray), for "love interest." Natives on island make sacrifices to local god, figure the blonde would work better than one of the local maidens. Kidnap blonde, tie her up on altar on other side of huge wall, call on the god. God turns out to be giant ape who feels immediate love interest and grabs the blonde. Expedition pursues them into the jungle, where all die from various prehistoric perils (giant spiders, for instance) except for Jack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monkey On My Back | 3/9/2001 | See Source »

...Losers ABDURRAHMAN WAHID People Power III? Like Estrada, Indonesia's P.M. is losing allies and sliding toward impeachment AUGUSTO PINOCHET UGARTE Quick, act sick! Judge puts Chile's ex-dictator under house arrest on murder and kidnap charges SEGA Dream-cast aside. Company to halt production of console. What's a hedgehog to do? Verbatim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

...rebels by ordering the military to stay out of a 16,200-square-mile "safe haven." But while there's been little progress toward a negotiated settlement, the "safe haven" has become a base for the guerrillas to mount new attacks elsewhere in the country, and to keep kidnap victims and other prisoners. That has the military pressing Pastrana to dispense with his "safe haven" order. In addition, there has been little public enthusiasm for a Pastrana proposal to declare a second safe haven elsewhere in Colombia to be occupied by the ELN, a smaller leftist group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Colombia's President Slept Over at a Guerrilla Base | 2/9/2001 | See Source »

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