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...remote-control fireplaces! The never-cooked-in kitchens! The shark tanks! HGTV president Burton Jablin admits it's all a bit far removed from the sawdusty realm of Bob Vila. But the shows have helped fast-growing HGTV expand beyond its swatch-wielding base. "It's informational voyeurism," Jablin says, maintaining that the average homesteader can still take away useful tips from Joy Philbin interviewing Ivana Trump in her "cozy," 10,000-sq.-ft. Palm Beach house on At Home with... ("Set yourself a budget!" Ivana advises.) "Though," he adds, "certainly people also watch for the catty appeal of saying...
Once considered outside the realm of western medicine, non-traditional therapies have gained popularity with the public and that popularity has put pressure on physicians to study their effects and possible drawbacks...
...This notion of two against the world often recurs in the Japanese films that have won international acclaim. Nagisa Oshima's 1976 In the Realm of the Senses was banned and cheered for its explicit portrayal of a sadomasochistic affair; the lovers found sexual pleasure in pain, even to the point of mutilation and death...
Anything is possible in the world of hypotheticals, and it is in that realm that the latest Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire plan resides. Transpose it into the harsh light of contemporary reality, and the chances are minimal of it being anything but stillborn. Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres arrived in the U.S. Monday for talks with the Bush administration on the plan put forward by Egypt and Jordan to have Israelis and Palestinians resume political dialog after both sides take steps to reduce the current level of violence...
...comic book art has become a thriving job field and an exciting new playground for up-and-coming artists and designers worldwide. Comic book writers are gradually receiving the recognition and legitimacy they deserve as excellent storytellers. The comic book medium has also taken great strides in the social realm, gaining credibility as a vessel for the communication and exploration of important social issues. In recent years many weighty topics, including AIDS and racism have found expression through its pages. In fact, comics have so effectively closed the gap between popular entertainment and literature that many critically acclaimed stories, such...