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...reviled newspaperman whose "Night Owl" column extolled for nearly four decades the sybaritic pleasures available to expatriate men in Thailand's capital; in Bangkok. The Brooklyn-born Trink covered the city's go-go bars, massage parlors and pubs, making the rounds with his Thai wife in tow, owl medallion around his neck and maroon polyester pants hitched up to his chest. He wrote in a retro style in which prostitutes were "demimondaines," and press releases were preceded by the phrase, "The tom toms have it ..." His signature sign-off was, "But I don't give a hoot." The column...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 12/20/2003 | See Source »

...Affable and self-effacing, Matsui certainly has the quickest smile east of Yokohama. On this brisk, autumn afternoon in downtown Tokyo, he wears it with a black velvet blazer, a black silk shirt and the gold peace medallion his wife, Mio, gave him in October for his 28th birthday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Little Matsui Steps Up | 12/1/2003 | See Source »

...shopping trips, practice interviews, official appearances and make-up consultations into my senior spring, it was time for the two-week National Finals competition. A week after graduating from high school I found myself on a plane bound for The Land of Dixie, wearing a borrowed red suit, my medallion and a nametag reading “Kristi Jobson, Maryland...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Maryland's Junior Miss(fit) Waves Goodbye | 4/3/2003 | See Source »

...None of them seemed particularly catty or driven to win, although one girl lingered behind after rehearsals to grill me for tips on the interview. Last Saturday night I gave a goodbye speech, performed my talent one last time, and gave this year’s winner her silver medallion and a huge hug. Theresa promenaded the stage, tearfully clutching her flowers as she blew kisses to the cheering audience...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Maryland's Junior Miss(fit) Waves Goodbye | 4/3/2003 | See Source »

Neck bare, I stood stage right watching the shiny medallion glint against her gown. I’m a has-been, last year’s queen, all washed up. But thinking about all the preparation and all the appearances Theresa has ahead of her, life post-title doesn’t seem...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Maryland's Junior Miss(fit) Waves Goodbye | 4/3/2003 | See Source »

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