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...tries out a different job every episode, apparently unhappy with the 50 she already holds. And since Sykes is extremely curious about what society deems unacceptable and in particular how to use those things to get herself more attention, she flew to the Chicken Ranch, the legal brothel in Pahrump, Nev., that was the basis for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (whorehouses, unsurprisingly, sometimes have to flee the state). In the episode, which aired last week, Sykes was trained by Diamond, a young hooker with a heart of gold. Probably. The heart stuff doesn't come up much around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wanda Sykes Wants It All | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

...will be able to lengthen his life-span by eradicating many of the existing causes of disease and death. And this breakthrough raises the ethical question of how to care for those nonproductive individuals who will eventually overwhelm Social Security and private retirement plans. ERLAND R. NIELSEN Pahrump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 24, 2000 | 7/24/2000 | See Source »

...wall view of brothel activities. I did not reveal the identity of the clients. No promise of financial gain could have persuaded me otherwise. Interesting, isn't it, that professional prostitutes have more integrity than Monica, whose loose lips almost sank the ship of state? LORA SHANER Pahrump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 12, 1999 | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

Oldest candidates for delisting or downlisting: bald eagle, gray wolf, Aleutian Canada goose, Columbian white-tailed deer, Hawaiian hawk and Pahrump poolfish, all listed since March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: May 18, 1998 | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

Coast to Coast originates from a most unlikely spot: Bell's double-trailer module home on the outskirts of the tiny desert town of Pahrump, Nevada (pop. 7,400), about 50 miles from Las Vegas. There, Bell sits at a telephone console, punching buttons to take incoming calls. Playing a mildly aggressive but avuncular host, he rarely interrogates or challenges his callers. "Instead of trying to pin them against the wall 60 Minutes-style," he says, "I help them tell their story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE MAN WHO SPREAD THE MYTH | 4/14/1997 | See Source »

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