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...depend a bit on how you feel about the never-ending drama of Robert Downey Jr. Already facing a court date this week for a drug-related arrest in November, Downey was busted again last week when police found him lurking after midnight in an alleyway behind a motel in Culver City, Calif. He was cited for suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance. More serious charges, if any, will await the results of a urine test administered that night. Downey, who was immediately fired from Ally McBeal, quickly checked himself into a rehab clinic, a step...
...closed at 10:30 p.m." Those who traveled rarely had time to enjoy the scenery. Their memories of America are of rental-car lots and airport gates, as they pressed on from one assignment to another. They have vowed never to rest their head on a motel pillow again...
...done by organizations that have the best resources on the ground. This allows for easier coordination, ensuring that aid is spread evenly. Corporate India has responded magnificently to calls from the government, with many companies adopting entire villages. Thousands of wealthy Gujaratis abroad?think of all those "Motel Patels" in the U.S.?are sending money to impoverished relations or social service groups...
Then began a weird, seven-day, 1,500-mile car trip to Arkansas, which grants adoptions in as few as 10 days if all the birth and adoptive parents agree. When motel rooms were full, the Kilshaws, Wecker, her daughter Nolle and her twins all slept in a green Dodge Caravan. The babies developed coughs, and one ended up in the hospital, dehydrated. But the adoption was approved in Arkansas. Just after Christmas the Kilshaws brought the babies, renamed Kimberly and Belinda, to their seven-bedroom farmhouse in northern Wales--and decided to tell their tale of Tina Johnson...
...Tevye and clan was our holiest holiday-film choice. Granted it is a little disconcerting on Christmas to watch a Russian official refer to the Jews as "Christ killers," or a gang of creepy gentiles boot Tevye and his fellow villagers from the only home they've ever known. Motel the Tailor complains, "We've been waiting for the Messiah all our lives. Wouldn't this be a good time for him to come...