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...clock, there wasn't much to separate the two; little more than a second split Hamilton's and Fisichella's fastest lap times in Brazil. But a second is an eternity in Formula One, and a powerful reflection of perhaps the most important factor separating drivers: money. McLaren, for which Hamilton drives, lavished an estimated $430 million on its campaign, according to industry analysts Formula Money - a sum typical of big teams but two to three times the outlay of independent teams such as Fisichella's Force India. In such a high-tech sport, those with the deepest pockets tend...
...thus did she intrude on the following scene: Frederick, sweat shining weakly on his pale, mottled torso, was sprawled across a chaise lounge. He was on the verge of tears, or maybe he had just finished crying. He was not alone. Frederick’s head lay in the lap of a man who, while he was not truly shirtless, could not have been called clothed in any real sense of the word. The contours of his glowing, symmetrical frame were apparent for all to see. This man, in a linen shirt open nearly to the waist, was stroking Frederick?...
...days when I convinced Mom that I was too sick to go to school, I spent the morning on the couch next to her entranced by the trashiest of talk shows, cradling a gigantic bowl of Frosted Flakes in my lap, and in the afternoons I read to the soothing sounds of soap operas for background noise...
...fourth annual Comedy for a Cause was, as expected, a success. Handpicked audience members gave lap-dances on stage, raffle-winners took home prizes, and the somber statues in Sanders Theater frowned upon the irreverence...
...June C.*, a recently retired flight attendant, has seen her fair share of turned-on travelers. She remembers one couple on an overnight flight to Asia who managed to commandeer three seats for themselves. The man had propped himself up against the window with his partner on his lap and a blanket pulled over them. "At first I thought they were sleeping," June says, "but their bodies were moving very discreetly up and down." Rather than interrupt, June went immediately back to the galley and announced the coach-class quickie to the other flight attendants. "Of course, [they...