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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Still, the news about Viagra is mostly happy. It works for many men, and Pfizer, the manufacturer, estimates that 5 million prescriptions have been written. The company's stock has risen from 75 11/16 in January to 116 as of last Friday (slightly down from its peak of 121 3/4). Sales may get a boost when a new ad campaign begins next year featuring that charismatic pitchman Bob Dole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Second Acts | 12/28/1998 | See Source »

...read stuff about myself in the Enquirer, and two years later, it shows up in the New York Times." Roseanne is no cub reporter. In 1996 she acted as a consultant for a "women's" issue of the New Yorker. "I've gone from the supposed highest literary peak to a real working-class one," says Roseanne, "but I'm more excited about the Enquirer because people actually read it and the cartoons are funnier." The comedian says she plans an item on the 10 most beautiful women (none under size 14) and, possibly, something on JonBenet Ramsey. Says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 21, 1998 | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

...such rarity. Starring Garry Shandling as a talk-show host, Sanders sharply satirized show business and provided a unique celebrity frisson as it toyed with the images of its famous guests. But its humor arose equally from its deeply flawed, densely realized characters. The finale was a peak and included a sequence with Jim Carrey that should become legend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Best of 1998 Television | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

Here's a warning for all you investors in Net stocks: some company executives seem to think their high-flying shares have hit a peak. In recent weeks, top brass at firms like Excite and Amazon have either sold or filed to sell a large chunk of shares. So with Net stocks defying gravity, you may also want to take the money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Money: Dec. 14, 1998 | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...CADILLAC The first postwar car with fins and V-8 power set a mood of exuberance that reached its peak with the shark-finned Caddy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cars That Mattered | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

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