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...given--both because this is a family magazine and because the English language is not equipped for the task. It was supposed to be a disembodied part of a woman, but it was more like part of a really expensive Halloween outfit to which someone had haphazardly taped a lock of Dweezil Zappa's hair. It felt like wet latex, smelled like wet latex and looked like something Sigmund Freud might have used to make a very twisted point. I figured it was designed for men without hands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Cybersex Be Better Than Real Sex? | 6/19/2000 | See Source »

...again. This is more than just a battle for civil rights: reopening the dissident press will help keep the reform movement--and its leaders--alive. The Participation Front is also hoping to open Iran's opaque judicial system with a bill that will give conservative judges less leeway to lock up reformers on grounds that their democratic ideas contravene Islamic teachings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's New Revolutionary | 6/12/2000 | See Source »

...quarter-point this month so as to beat election-season, when coaxing up unemployment for the good of the country gets politically tricky. But that'd be about it, and if all's quiet on the Consumer Price Index front next Wednesday, the marketeers might be ready to lock into a slow-boiling, summer-long uptick based on the assumption that Greenspan is finally off their backs. But between now and then? Friday's pleasant rally turns to next week's nail-biting, and though Wednesday should be reassuring, nervousness is a very hard habit for these markets to break...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Markets Still Waiting for a Reason to Believe | 6/9/2000 | See Source »

...rule, crime doesn't pay--unless you're stealing from Harvard students who can never quite remember to lock their doors...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Names in the News | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...made from lightweight metals, sport faster and more shock-absorbent wheels, are narrow enough to thread through congested sidewalks and have collapsible steering columns for portability. The top-selling Razor weighs about 6 lbs. and, when folded, can fit into a backpack. Unlike a bike, it requires no lock or parking space and incurs no hostile stares when crammed on a commuter train at rush hour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scooting Around in Style | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

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