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...diseases Ramazinni recognized was writer's cramp--"disease of the scribes." He says it was an injury people got from "an incessant driving of pen over paper," according to Repetitive Strain Injury, a book by Emil Pascarelli that is recommended by RSI Action members as a foremost authority on the injury...

Author: By Rachel K. Sobel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Coping With RSI on Campus | 12/2/1997 | See Source »

...which you can easily make from common hardware. And aim for the eye sockets; a shot anywhere else in the head might leave the victim alive. Such is the wisdom of Hit Man, a step-by-step guide to succeeding in the paid-killer trade. Author Rex Feral, a pen name that's ersatz Latin for "king of the wild animals," insists that this $10 murder-for-hire manual provides a public service. Sometimes, Feral explains, a hit man is the only means of obtaining "personal justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MURDER BY THE BOOK | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

...birthday parties. In high school, I seriously considered getting a credit card at one of the cheesier stores in my local mall just because they offered a free mesh bag to all credit card holders. I withstood the urge to charge, but I did pick up a free Sprint pen at a recent Aerosmith concert--and danced holding it all night. The Snapple guy in the street is my favorite sight as I walk through the Square...

Author: By Chana R. Schoenberger, | Title: Free For All | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

Mortimer describes better Felix's normal habitat when he is not being tried for murder, the circle of literary lions who lunch and speak and tour to promote their books. The formalities of the book-touring circuit seem deliciously droll when dripping from Mortimer's pen, and the occasional appearances of Sandra Tantamount, Felix's chief rival within his publishing house, furnish a comic garnish to a sometimes somber book. Felix's hapless adventures on tour and his constant, futile pursuit of his publicist illuminate Felix's personality even as they entertain...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Murphy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Little Mystery to a Lighthearted 'Underworld' | 11/14/1997 | See Source »

...printed in the concert program for the audience to sing. The sponsor sent back a message: "Can't sing Solidarity Forever--too political." I looked at that message, and I heard the rattle of drums and the skirl of bagpipes. I heard the Authors Guild lining up behind me. PEN. The A.C.L.U...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GASGATE | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

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