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...dried corsage from Homecoming. Of course, try to color-coordinate everything on your wall (remember the failure of a prom date who forgot to match his tux with your full length fuchsia gown?). Also, in this era of technology, it is absolutely necessary to update your computer programs and screen-savers with the image of your high school paramour. According to one lonely Thayer girl, scanning a few photos of her boyfriend (such as pictures of him in his baseball uniform, flexing after circuits in the weight room, and gamboling with his dog) into the computer and tiling his image...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, | Title: How to Keep Him on a Leash | 11/12/1998 | See Source »

Communication is key when trying to keep in touch with your boyfriend. E-mail at least five times a day to let your sweetie know how everything is going. He'll feel a lot better knowing that you are in your room basking in the glare of the computer screen rather than reveling in the attention of new and interesting boys. E-mail is the perfect medium to instantly express the poetry of your love. With lengthy epistles focused solely on the beautiful memory of your torrid adolescent affair, you can remind him what he's missing. Telling...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, | Title: How to Keep Him on a Leash | 11/12/1998 | See Source »

Another innovative young college woman has her 3D screen-saver trumpet the date of her next glorious reunion with her boyfriend. The screen-saver simply flashes "Jason is coming to visit me" while gyrating giddily on the screen of her laptop. The best thing about the screen-saver-boyfriend-reminder is that any visitors, and of course every roommate, knows immediately that there is an impending visit from your special someone...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, | Title: How to Keep Him on a Leash | 11/12/1998 | See Source »

DIED. JAMES GOLDMAN, 71, history-focused playwright and screenwriter best known for his gripping The Lion in Winter; of a heart attack; in New York City. Though his Broadway version quickly folded, his 1968 screen version of the 12th century battle-of-the-sexes succession fight between Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn) earned him an Oscar. Goldman also wrote the book for the Sondheim musical Follies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Nov. 9, 1998 | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

Swissair was the pioneer in installing such devices aboard its planes, with the first one taking off in January 1997. Each seat has a video screen that pops out of the armrest like a tray table. It can be used to play video games, select music and watch an assortment of movies. In addition, there are three types of gambling available--overseen by the Swiss National Lottery--including slots and keno. Losses are capped at $200, while winnings can go as high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing Deadly Games? | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

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