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...claim that apples, pears and winter squash show troubling residue levels. Surprisingly, some imported samples were deemed safer than domestic. Which produce got the best ratings? Bananas, canned corn and--sorry, kids--broccoli. To protect yourself, don't stop eating fruits and veggies, but choose a variety, wash and peel--or go organic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Mar. 1, 1999 | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...then our relationship soured. The "chrome" crowning the pen cap began to peel, revealing the shoddy, plasticky truth-she had been sheathed in a pseudo-chrome laminate. She was living a lie, and I wanted nothing to do with that $27 flake. Back to the store she went...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Search of the It Pen: Two Writers' Reflections | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

NAME: B ("THE BEEB") BC AGE: 76 OCCUPATION: Exporting quality programming to America BEST PUNCH: BBC deejay John Peel denies ban, saying, "People claim their records have been banned, when in fact they are not being played because they are crap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 8, 1999 | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

From the field, there are stories by the New York Times' David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan that peel away the optimism of American officialdom. Or read the devastating comparison by the Washington Post's Richard Harwood of inflated, official battle reports against the accounts of correspondents on the scene to understand the origins of the "credibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The War As It Was | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...commentary is punctuated by abrupt, shrill peel-outs from the starting gate. He points out the double-barrelled traffic light between the two lanes. "Basically, it's a matter of reflexes. The top yellow light comes on when the cars can advance to the start line, then the light below comes on when they're both ready to go. Then the lower lights go on: one, two three. Then the lowest light, the green light, flashes and you just smash the accelerator into the floor...

Author: By Rebecca U. Weiner, | Title: Drag Night | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

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