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Tucker seems to think that the Christmas tree itself has religious import for Christians. Today, the so-called Christmas Tree is Christian in name only. It really symbolizes belief in a jolly overweight man who lives at the North Pole and brings gifts to a billion people in a 24-hour period with flying reindeer and elves. It has to do with shopping and 20 percent off sales and flashing lights. It has nothing to do with Jesus, or with what lies at the heart of Christianity and Christmas. They say you can't take the Christ...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Christmas Trees Are Acceptable | 12/15/1995 | See Source »

...interview, when broadcast in Britain, was a ratings smash. Perhaps it even topped Oprah's thoughts on lesbian mothers whose transgender children like to play with cake doughs--or Ricki Lake's slightly more racy exploration of "Hot and Heavy Overweight Women Who Like To Sleep Around." Diana's coy smiles and canned answers seemed to have greater appeal than these other staged circuses, maybe because she is seen so seldom on the talk show circuit. Or maybe it's because the interview was conducted by the venerable and home-grown British Broadcasting Corporation. Or maybe it was because...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: Royal Geek Show | 12/2/1995 | See Source »

...study found that female shift workers tend to smoke and drink more and are more overweight than non-shift workers, factors which increase the risk for heart disease, Kawachi said...

Author: By Justin D. Lerer, | Title: Shift Work Raises Heart Attack Risk | 12/1/1995 | See Source »

...Overweight women are at higher risks for death from heart disease, cancer and other fitness-related illnesses, according to a study authored by researchers at a Harvard-affiliated hospital and released yesterday...

Author: By Amita M. Shukla, | Title: Health Risks Are Faced By Overweight Women | 9/15/1995 | See Source »

DIED. MICHAEL ENDE, 65, author; of stomach cancer; in Stuttgart, Germany. An actor and a playwright before he turned to writing children's books, Ende achieved his greatest success with a 1979 fable about an overweight, outcast child who discovers his own worth in a struggle to save a magical land. The Neverending Story, which was translated into more than 30 languages, spawned a 1984 hit movie and two sequels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Sep. 11, 1995 | 9/11/1995 | See Source »

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