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...about lust, it sure shows up early. Talk all you want about the honey-sweet face of an innocent newborn, the fact is, from the moment we appear in the world, we're not much more than squalling balls of passion. Our needs aren't many: to sleep, to eat, to be held, to be changed. Satisfy these, and there won't be any trouble. Fail to, and you will hear about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Love, Sex & Health: Biology: The Power of Love | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

Because of my fascination with stories, I decided to become a playwright. But I was so frustrated by my early efforts, I cried myself to sleep many nights while attending military school at age 16. So instead I decided to direct for stage and enrolled as a theater major at Hofstra University on Long Island. And then one afternoon in 1956, while a freshman, all my interests came together as I watched Sergei Eisenstein's 1927 silent masterpiece October: Ten Days That Shook the World, about the Russian revolution. I knew instantly I could combine storytelling with the innovation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fantasy Life | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...Nurse Ratched with a patient). DS relationships are often as emotional as they are carnal. Submissives relish transferring authority over aspects of their lives to others; the submissive might allow the dominant not only to tie her up but even to tell her when she must go to sleep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Bondage Unbound | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...value of a good night's sleep is hard to overstate. And researchers are increasingly finding that sleep doesn't just improve the quality of life--it actually prolongs life as well. An analysis of eight sleep studies showed that healthy adults age 60 and older who experienced poor sleep--characterized by long stretches of wakefulness during the night--had double the normal risk of early death. Other studies link poor sleep to lower immune-system function as well as an increased risk for certain types of cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: A to Z Guide | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...what lengths should you go to make sure you get enough sleep? Today's sleeping pills can help, but are they safe to take in the long term? The drug company Sepracor has been testing a new pill, Estorra, that appears to be both safe and effective when taken for six months. The drug is under review for approval by the FDA. No doubt competitors will be looking at their own sleep drugs to see if they can pass the six-month test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: A to Z Guide | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

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