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...babies--are so many men too immature to take on the responsibility?" And Meredith Lair of Lemont, Pa., craved something more than our reporting could deliver. "Most women I know are thoroughly aware of the fertility difficulties we face, so the statistics you highlighted felt like a rebuke, a slap in the face. It would have been a lot more helpful if you had included a decent single man shrink-wrapped with the magazine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 6, 2002 | 5/6/2002 | See Source »

...disdainful stance the film takes on smoking. With recent flicks rife with “cool” smokers, both good and bad, Murder by Numbers’ Richard is incomplete without the dirty butt hanging from his sinister mouth. Each time he appears, you want to slap him and make him realize that his smoking habit (not to mention his killing habit) is not as cool as he seems to think...

Author: By Ian P. Campbell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bullock Dials ‘M’ For Mediocre | 4/19/2002 | See Source »

...their most recent protest, PSLM was joined by about a dozen members of the Boston area’s chapter of the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP). PSLM members also worked with students around the region to help spawn similar movements at nearby colleges, such as Tufts and Boston College...

Author: By Joseph P. Flood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Year Later, A Sit-in’s Legacy | 4/18/2002 | See Source »

According to Joseph Previtera, a BC first-year and SLAP member, PSLM was played a vital role in encouraging BC students to become active in labor issues...

Author: By Joseph P. Flood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Year Later, A Sit-in’s Legacy | 4/18/2002 | See Source »

Bush's opening statement wasn't exactly a beacon of clarity, since he had to carefully and judiciously slap just about everyone in the Middle East. But it may have been the beginning of a realistic policy. The main problem now is that no one knows what happens next. Arafat quickly accepted the President's proposal "without condition," as his spokesman said, but few believe he can control all the suicide bombers. Sharon pledged to withdraw from the Palestinian cities, but he seemed in a bigger hurry to mop up every potential terrorist and perhaps dismantle what was left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Better Late Than Never | 4/15/2002 | See Source »

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