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...will probably move to Berlin and New York City next. And it may grow. Kurtz and his attorneys are still fighting to get back the three computers, 25 books and assorted lab equipment the government seized four years ago. The FBI says those items will be returned after the normal paperwork process is complete...
...only constant. The order is given at any moment to pack up and one gets to sleep stretched out anywhere like an animal. Those are the particularly difficult moments for me. My palms sweat, my mind gets foggy, and I end up doing things twice as slowly as normal. The marches are a calvary because my luggage is very heavy and I can't handle...
...wolf down the occasional late night snack. And while regular exercise has made me fitter, it hasn't made me thinner. Like many people past their 20s, I'm about 15 lbs. heavier than I was as a teenager. I'm not fat (my body mass index is normal), but I'd still like to drop a few pounds. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to look like Posh Spice - who is rumored to nibble on frozen grapes as a treat - but I don't want to look like Oprah either...
...real name. He's 20 years old and skinny; he could pass for 16. He grew up in New York City and is currently in college somewhere. He is pleasant and very serious. "When people meet me and I'm generally pretty sociable and I meet some definition of normal, they're almost surprised," he says. "And simultaneously disappointed." We talk in a coffee shop in downtown Manhattan. He orders a lemonade...
...Although kathoeys do face some stigma and bureaucratic hurdles in Thailand - those who have undergone sex-change operations, for example, are still listed as men on their national I.D. cards - they are also a normal and visible part of society. A Bangkok travel agency I use is staffed by kathoeys, and a cashier at my local grocery store is rapidly transitioning toward womanhood. One of the Immigration Department officers who last year helped me renew my work visa had both an Adam's apple and lavish mascara. Kathoeys star on TV soap operas and grace catwalks at fashion shows, while...