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...should not miss the Black Dog Tavern an Bakery, where they can get a souvenir T-shirt for less than the price of dinner--and it'll last longer too. Don't wear it on the island, though; it's a sure sign you're "from off island." Less sober spring-breakers will be disappointed to find that Vineyard Haven is a dry town, hailing from the days of "tee-totaling"--but most restaurants don't mind if you b.y.o.b...
...head." In light of the comic outrages and tragic absurdities of almost any given week of news, it's hard not to agree. Which is why the best news editors know that when taking stock of events, a little wit is no less important than a proper fund of sober intelligence. That's certainly the working philosophy of Bruce Handy. As the new senior editor of TIME's Chronicles section, Handy masterminds the pages that open each issue with an overview of the week that's part David Brinkley, part David Letterman...
...Summer House isn't really a funny movie, though it is often wry, sometimes wise and generally genial. It is, more than anything, a rather sober meditation on life's tendency to disappoint. "I had hoped to die young," says Lili (Jeanne Moreau), "but now it's too late." Scarves aflutter, jewelry ajangle, her hair aflame with henna, she has just breezed in from Egypt and a past everyone once shared along the Nile. She copes by constant movement, outrageous talk and copious quantities of alcohol and tobacco. Monica (Julie Walters), the divorced mother of the bride, is all domestic...
...adviser-advocates. The program also pays for transportation and other child-care costs until the birth. Chicago's Haymarket House even houses its clients during pregnancy and provides follow-up services for as long as three years. Says director Wanda Thomaston of her clients: "It's often their first sober pregnancy. They've never felt their babies move or experienced labor pains...
...Such sober assessments reinforce the Administration in its strategy of emphasizing the rewards of cooperation -- diplomatic recognition from Washington, economic aid from Japan -- in pressing Pyongyang to resume nuclear inspections. Last Friday the North suggested a diplomatic solution was possible when it offered to allow inspectors wider access. For now, patience is not a bad option. The North Korean regime is isolated, poor and aging. A younger generation shows some signs of wanting to open to the West. Washington can afford to wait to see if Pyongyang's politics break its way. Meanwhile it will not hurt to think about...