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Sharpe’s trial in 2001 became a media sensation in large part because of the revelation that he was a cross-dresser. The trial was televised by CourtTV and turned into a book (“Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe?...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Convicted Cross-Dressing Murderer Commits Suicide | 1/9/2009 | See Source »

Linehan also taught Lily various skills to regulate her emotions. Among the most important is one Linehan calls the "wise mind" - a kind of calm, Zen state that Linehan insists even the most debilitated patients can achieve. "Generally," she writes, "I have patients follow their breath ... and try to let...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mystery of Borderline Personality Disorder | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

It's all brought back unpleasant memories of the stressful year when my husband was without a job and I became the breadwinner (on a freelancer's unpredictable income). We lost our company-sponsored health insurance and struggled - because of my preexisting condition (a bad back) - to find insurance cheaper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hard Times: From Wall Street to Elm Street | 1/7/2009 | See Source »

But Kitt was most comfortable in her first home, the cabaret. At Manhattan's Cafe Carlyle, where she played regularly, she showed that, even in her 70s, her seductive charm was intact. (The proof is in her last recording, Eartha Kitt, Live at the Carlyle.) There she would vamp her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eartha Kitt, 1927-2008: The Original Material Girl | 12/26/2008 | See Source »

It was a fascinating insight into how Europeans - sometimes rightly, but often wrongly - see each other. In a strange triangulation, English commentators relied on canned German stereotypes to have fun with typical French reactions. There was just one problem: the French reactions just didn't happen. "In consideration of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France Shrugs as a German Takes Over the Michelin Guide | 12/21/2008 | See Source »

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