Word: men
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...credited with $30,000 of earnings for Social Security purposes. This arrangement would be costly and no doubt difficult to sell to male legislators. But it sounds fair--a partial remedy for the discrimination that still keeps the pay of even many highly skilled professional women below that of men doing the same...
...extraterrestrials, who arrived circa 1900, have not been idle. "Everyone thinks that scientists invent on their own," said Li, "when in fact their inspiration is manipulated by the aliens." The aliens intend to replace all humans with clones, he added. "In terms of culture and spirit, they already control men...
...social life as a person can have when good friends include Natasha Richardson, Ewan McGregor (with whom she stars in the British film Rogue Trader, premiering in the U.S. on Cinemax next month) and Kate Moss. She's single and dating now and then, even though she finds American men somewhat inscrutable: "Men are wonderfully upfront here. But you go out, you have a lovely time, you're asked a lot of questions, and you don't know if the guy's ever going to call again." Following her nightly performances on Broadway, Friel often goes to a divey neighborhood...
British researchers announced last month a breakthrough in their development of an oral contraceptive for men. The pill was administered to 23 bold volunteers; the majority produced no active sperm after three months. The sperm loss was temporary, but the side effects required subjects to use testosterone patches in order to keep their manly form. To overcome this marketing dilemma, we asked the fertile minds at various ad agencies to think up some potent campaigns...
...HEAVY Being overweight when you're over 65 may not be so bad after all, according to a German report that analyzed data on 6,000 men and women. Obese young and middle-aged folks have a greater risk of dying than the fit, but the danger seems to diminish as they grow older. Researchers even suggest that most adults can safely gain 10 lbs. every decade without cutting their life short...