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...another day, she locked her house and went to Gardena, figuring she would be , back in time to let her daughter in when the girl came home from school at 3 p.m. Hours later Karen was still in Gardena, and her husband found the shivering daughter waiting on the porch in a hard rain. Finally, her husband told Karen, "I love you, and the kids love you, but we can't take this anymore. If you don't get yourself some help, you're not going to be here for Christmas." Karen joined G.A. Though the great majority of gamblers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gambling: Why Pick on Pete Rose? | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

...shape emerges: a sandy-beige concrete behemoth topped by a gargantuan dome and a copper cross that gleams in the relentless sun. Equally remarkable, the great basilica is built in post-Renaissance style and has two long arms formed by 128 massive Doric columns that reach out from the porch to envelop a 7.4-acre plaza paved with granite and marble. Has St. Peter's Basilica been magically transported from Rome to the heart of Africa? No, this is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, the administrative capital of the Ivory Coast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Basilica in the Bush | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

...immense, hand-blown stained- glass windows. In a brilliant conception, hundreds of colors splash across the nave in patterns that change throughout the day. "It is the church of light," says a mason at the site, "the light of God." The basilica, which is entered from a huge porch overhung with stained glass, is air-conditioned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Basilica in the Bush | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

Mysterious, romantic or comical, written by savvy veterans or bright, fresh talents, here are nine novels and story collections for the beach, hammock and porch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page: Vol. 133 No. 25 JUNE 19, 1989 | 6/19/1989 | See Source »

Polsky: "When you're talking about quotes you've got to mention Lenny Falape, the little known muse of Western Samoa. I remember when I was a kid I would sit on the porch and talk for hours on end with Dr. Falape, studying his every utterance. This, of course, was before he won the Nobel Peace Prize. In a nutshell, he truly transcends language...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: The Next Best Thing to Bartlett's | 3/9/1989 | See Source »

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