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...many good stories to tell, as we would expect her to after 50 years of wandering aimlessly around. Unfortunately, though, both her anecdotes and her comments, genuine as they are, get tiresome. Too many small, talented beggars and quaint roadside cafes, too many slightly tragic principalities with curious histories litter the pages of this book. The nations and cultures blur into each other: Luxembourg, San Marino, Monaco, Andorra are each different but by the end of the book seem remarkably similar and indistinguishable. After hearing about the Brittons, Sorbs, Wends and Karaim, it becomes difficult to remember which, exactly...

Author: By Josh N. Lambert, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: '50 Years in Europe' Doles Out the Anecdotes | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...MOINES: The Iowa septuplets look set to make history as the first surviving seven-baby birth ? and heaven forbid one of them should fail. The nation, indeed the world has become so involved in the progress of this plucky litter of prematures since their birth Wednesday that the loss of one of their number would feel like a grief on the scale of Diana. Not to fear, however ? neonatologist Dr. Robert Shaw pronounced Bobbi McCaughey's brood "warm, pink and comfortable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Baby Boomers | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

...also pointed to litter and debris scattered around the sidewalks and streets by reporters...

Author: By Jamie H. Ginott and Nicholas A. Nash, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Cambridge Gropes For Normalcy After Woodward Decision | 11/12/1997 | See Source »

...Asians, but that the drive targeted Asians exclusively. One prominent poster that read, "Are you Asian? Then you could save my life," summed up the essence of the recruitment effort. The posters were worded so as to be visible, and they stood out among the sea of flyers that litter the campus. For those of us of Asian heritage, they were also effective in evoking a certain sense of guilt. I am a brother in need, the posters spoke, so do your part to help me. At the same time, the posters, with their message directed solely at the Asian...

Author: By Andrew S. Chang, | Title: Are You Asian? | 10/3/1997 | See Source »

Techie Steve Baldwin obsesses about Net Litter, sites that linger, forgotten by their creators. The worst trash: pathetic celeb pages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Techwatch: Sep. 29, 1997 | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

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