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...What followed this period of critical and popular acclaim, however, was a quarter century in which Southern published a scant few articles and short stories, and one eloquent, compact novel that sank without a trace. During his "boom period" his screen credits included milestones like "Strangelove" and "Easy Rider," contributions to campy time capsules ("Barbarella"), and uncredited work on high-profile projects ("The Collector," "Casino Royale"). From 1971 until his death in 1995, only one movie - a dreadful Whoopi Goldberg vehicle called "The Telephone" (1988) -- had Southern's name attached to it. He was rumored to have "lost it," alcohol...
...places where talking policy is a treasured and complex art. There and elsewhere on his trip, Bush will face European Union members who are ideologically alien to him (11 of 15 E.U. governments are center-left) and wary of his reputation as a reckless cowboy, a unilateralist with scant regard for his allies. And when he caps his tour Saturday with Putin, he'll face his biggest challenge. The Russian is opposed to Bush's plans for a missile-defense system, and Bush needs to change Putin's mind. If Putin goes along, the rest of Europe--steadfastly opposed...
...before women toss out their Wheaties boxes like so many charred bras, they should be aware that these products are designed by marketers who are keenly aware that women make 80% of the food-shopping decisions in American households. The scant 2 gm of soy in each serving of Harmony probably isn't enough to do anything but make a woman feel virtuous for the morning, says Bonnie Liebman, director of nutrition at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. And nutrition bars, while better for you than a Snickers, aren't as good as eating an actual meal...
Policies of appeasement do nothing to advance U.S. goals. Bush’s predecessor tried that with scant results: witness, for example, his failure to influence China on arms sales or human rights. Clinton’s vacillating ambiguity proved that being liked doesn’t help us get countries to do what we want. What it gets us is cocksure rogue states convinced the U.S. will waffle under pressure...
Aristide recognizes that that kind of bloody vengeance doesn't look modern at all, and he has called for a fast truce, trying to pull the more extreme members of his party back into line. He's blessed by the fact that the Convergence has scant popular support--and that most Haitians are still betting on "Titid," as they call Aristide. But if he doesn't deliver, Haiti's weary may decide they too cannot love Titid...