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Questions: How many Lampoon members contributed to the parody of Forbes which came out last month? How many members organized the extravagant $10,000 bash in honor of Malcolm Forbes himself--complete with a carnival organ, spotlights and motorcyclists...
...Lampoon hired a publisher to handle all technical aspects of the parody. The Lampoon hired people to find the organ, spotlights and motorcyclists. And rumors are flying that the Lampoon hired professional blue-bloods to fraternize with Forbes while shy Lampy members hid in closets...
...rated Today show. TV gossips surmised that Norville was being groomed to replace Jane Pauley, 38, as Bryant Gumbel's co-host. Suddenly the Today show became high- tension drama: Is Bryant being nicer to Deborah than to Jane? Did you notice a chill in the air? Cue the organ music...
...doctor, conversation is not just a white- collar mating dance; it is the most intimate form of safe sex. Over the telephone or a restaurant table, a man and a woman expose their emotions, exchange seminal fears and desires, make each other laugh and sob -- all without touching any organ but the heart. Talk is the consummation devoutly to be wished; no wonder they call it intercourse. It is confession without penance, therapy on the cheap. It is also, in the right mouths, the last civilized popular...
Throughout his years in power, Deng balanced moderate vs. hard-line factions in every organ of the state -- the party, the government, the military. The result was paralysis: important decisions were frequently avoided or ignored. Deng remained the ultimate arbiter, but hobbled by age and his penchant for toughing out dilemmas, he increasingly played off would-be successors against one another, letting their disagreements fester into bureaucratic skirmishing...