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Some private companies that think they may be targets--especially those in the media--have already done so. Others have hired security companies to screen the mail. Some companies are looking into having their mail irradiated. If you suspect your company is at risk, check with local law-enforcement officials before acting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Handle With Care | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

...wizard one of the most beloved figures in literary history. (The author, once a struggling single mom in Edinburgh, Scotland, has become an international celebrity since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as the book is known in Britain, was published there four years ago.) The big-screen adaptation is a film of such eye-popping grandeur, dazzling special effects and sumptuous production values that you may not notice right away that supporting characters like Peeves, a troublesome ghost, and Piers, a troublesome boy, have been given the heave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The First Look At Harry | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

Enough hand wringing over angry Muslims [THE TALIBAN, Oct. 15]! Americans are angrier, and we're ready to fight too. These people are the enemy, and I'm sick of seeing them on my TV screen. Remember Sept. 11, America, and let your anger rage until we've made the world a better place for everyone. WES REEVES Amarillo, Texas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 5, 2001 | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

...script is a pleasant surprise, a coherently written effort by Glen Morgan and James Wong that loses none of its magic on the big screen. The story abounds with little touches that add depth to the plot, not once ever striking a false note...

Author: By Marcus L. Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'One' Singular Sensation | 11/2/2001 | See Source »

...sold in pink and blue, works like a walkie-talkie, simultaneously sending and receiving information from other carriers. Users can select preferences, such as “dance,” “butch,” or “horny, “ in order to screen potential hookups. The Gay Radar responds more forcefully when the person detected fits those preferences. When it zones in on a particularly hot homosexual, Gay Radar goes wild, beeping, flashing, and vibrating, a particularly subtle signal that there may be love at first detection...

Author: By S.s. Burg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Out of the Closet and Onto the Street | 11/1/2001 | See Source »

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