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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Steinem wrote in the New York Times, and the current issue of Penthouse promises to reveal "the real Larry Flynt." It includes an interview with Flynt's former brother-in-law, who accuses Flynt of, among many other things, considering a hit on Guccione (there's the rub!) and molesting one of his own daughters when she was 12 or 13. A second daughter--Flynt has five children and has been married four times--has also accused him of abusing her, a charge Flynt vehemently denies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PORNOGRAPHY AND ITS DISCONTENTS | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

Long relegated to the ranks of sybaritic pleasure or illicit sex, massage is emerging as a form of body maintenance. Americans spend $24 billion a year to cure back pain. GABR masseurs are licensed and receive company training to standardize treatment. A 10-min. back rub costs $14.95, a 45-min. version $49.95. Says Mary Trudel, 43, who works in a Manhattan public relations firm: "I eat lunch at my desk and come in here for a treat. After a 10-min. rub, I feel relaxed and rejuvenated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MASSAGE FOR THE MASSES | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

...there was a rub...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Not-So-Desultory Philippic | 12/14/1996 | See Source »

This is the only place where bluecollar people can rub elbows with future world leaders," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tasty May Get a Facelift | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

...these pacific figures, Leigh adds shaking, saddened Cynthia -- and there lies the rub. Blethyn gives Cynthia all the delicacy and poise of a crack baby, at times almost frightening to watch. This portrayal works to a large extent and could probably stand on its own. She is, in truth, still a child who was thrust into playing the adult early on, and Blethyn's small, quavering voice further lends a perfect, little-girl feel to all her quirky little expressions ("I wouldn't know 'im if'e stood up in me soup...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, | Title: Leigh Dishes Up Family Ties Without Mallory | 10/17/1996 | See Source »

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