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...would be easy to scoff at such ideas, elaborated by Laura Doyle in her book The Surrendered Wife (Simon & Schuster) as retro or ridiculous. But last week Doyle made the national media rounds, and her book is already on Amazon's Top 10. Surrendered Wives circles have sprouted in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago. The book has understandably provoked strong reactions. Popular therapist and author John Gray praises it, on the front cover, as a "practical and valuable tool." But UCLA psychologist Andrew Christensen moans, "It's destructive. It's a throwback, and it doesn't protect women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Surrender, Dear | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

...LAURA LINNEY YOU CAN COUNT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Top Performers | 1/15/2001 | See Source »

...Laura Linney has been down this road before. It was 1998, and The Truman Show was being heaped with critical praise. By the time Oscar season rolled around, however, the film had lost much of its heat. Truman received a handful of nominations, but Linney was denied a nod for her creepy, hilarious turn as Jim Carrey's wife, an overly cheerful actress who periodically turns to hidden cameras in their home to plug household products, and the film itself was absent from the Best Picture category. "You call something the movie of the decade and you're asking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Top Performers | 1/15/2001 | See Source »

...Harvard drive was led by Lieutenant Chris Dunphy and Chief Petty Officer Laura L. Jones, two Navy recruiters...

Author: By Benjamin D. Grizzle, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Receive Navy Recruitment E-mail | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

...enduring legacy will be the Texas Book Festival each November, which celebrates books, writing and reading and has raised almost $1 million for Texas libraries. There are readings and seminars in the state capitol, receptions in the Governor's mansion, a black-tie dinner. Laura is not just a figurehead but involved in every aspect of producing the festival. She knows which authors to invite and is familiar with their work. She selects and organizes the staff of professionals and volunteers. More than that, she has founded and maintained the festival without letting it become political in any way. Stephen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Home With Laura | 1/8/2001 | See Source »

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