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...their second NBA championship in five years, perennial All-Star power forward Tim Duncan, 27, has been starting to act a little more like Captain Kirk. There he was in the opening two games of the NBA Finals, shouting instructions at and cajoling his teammates, giving an encouraging smack to his mentor and teammate David Robinson, and even screaming after throwing down a slam dunk in the fourth quarter. Hall of Fame center Bob Lanier watched in awe as the 7-foot Duncan took over Game 1 against the Nets, scoring 32 points, grabbing 20 rebounds, recording six assists...
...Shanghai, Chang Fu-mei seldom goes home to his native island. But since returning to Taipei from Shanghai on April 30, he's had more than enough time to reacquaint himself with the inside of his house. Chang's quick trip, necessary mainly to sign a business contract, ran smack into Taiwan's mandatory 10-day quarantine for Taiwanese travelers returning from places hit by SARS. Chang has been forced to count the flowers on his wallpaper while he serves his sentence. "All I can do at home is read," he complains. Adding to his frustration, Chang may be required...
...arrived in Paris in 1930, he was immediately impressed by one aspect of the French capital's street life. "Montmartre is simply lousy with whores," he noted on his first Sunday in town. "They sit in the cafés and beckon to you from the window, or bunk smack up against you in the street, and invite you to come along." You're more likely to bump into a tourist in Montmartre today, but Miller would recognize those streetwalkers in other parts of the city. After dark, the ringroad that circles Paris is dotted with very young girls...
...Lebanon and Yugoslavia. But in Lott's youth, as now, blacks numbered only about 18% of the area's population, and whites didn't feel as threatened as they did in the black-majority counties of the Mississippi Delta. While most neighborhoods were segregated, the largest black precinct was smack in the middle of town, and the races mixed easily on the streets and in factories, where jobs were usually available to all. Lott recalls that "race just wasn't that big an issue for me growing...
Meanwhile, back at the rehearsal, the girls are still a bit confused about the specifics of their move. After a few failed practice moves, they all look to Limbach for advice. “Okay, it’s like walk, walk, smack, smack.” She accompanies the statement with the appropriate sashay across the room and sweeping arm movement. Within moments, the girls are manically giggling once again. Limbach finishes the move and says, “It’s just like that.” And just like that, the Mainly Jazz Dance Company...