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...Monstrous is a word some might apply to the Earl himself, considering the revelations that emerged during his divorce trial: his serial adultery; his bullying of his wife. But Spencer is undaunted, and he's prepared to tackle all Diana conspiracy theories head-on. "I have seen no evidence that it was anything other than a tragic accident," he said. If that wasn't calculated to get up Al-Fayed's nose, Spencer adamantly denied reports that his sister and Dodi planned to wed: "It is completely ridiculous in my view." And as those who witnessed his Westminster Abbey oratory...
There are other good reasons to install Windows 98, which Crosby lays out on my website this week, at time.com I was especially looking forward to the operating system's support for the so-called Universal Serial Bus--a thin socket that comes on most newer computers and allows you to plug in a variety of peripherals (scanners, mice, etc.) with fewer hassles. Microsoft lent me a new eyeball-size digital camera to try out the feature. Alas, my computer failed to recognize, let alone run, the USB device. I suppose that will get fixed in Windows...
...checked in for an outpatient test at a local hospital last week, the admissions lady asked for the usual name, rank, serial number, insurance and ailment. Then she inquired, "What is your religious preference?" I was tempted to say, "I think Buddhism is the coolest of all, but I happen to be Jewish...
...serial plagiarist is a familiar journalistic type, but the serial fabulist is rare. Glass concocted story after story and slipped them all past his editors and fact checkers, often buttressing his claims with forged notes and interview transcripts and other bogus documents. His work was challenged from time to time--a March 1997 account of a cocaine-fueled orgy at a young-conservatives conference was hooted at loudly--but his career sailed on, with free-lance contracts from a fistful of magazines...
...naivete. Yet, precisely because sex is so powerful, it must be handled with respect. Sexual intercourse can be a mystical, even sacred experience. Two individuals become completely naked and vulnerable to each other--or, as the Bible puts it, they become "one flesh." Yet in the modern trend of serial monogamy, the bond of one flesh, meant to last a lifetime, is ripped apart again and again. Chlamydia can be treated with antibiotics. What is the cure for a broken heart...