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...official of Israel's governing Likud Party, the same words signified that the U.S. was getting cold feet. Said he: "The longer Bush waits, the harder it will be for the U.S. to go to war." At home too the President faced growing demands to spell out whether he was in fact taking the nation to war and, if so, for what goals...
Before they say "I do," more and more American couples are following the same pattern: negotiating premarital contracts that spell out what they will and won't do, or share, or pay. Publicized and popularized by the rich and famous -- most loudly of late by the feuding Donald and Ivana Trump -- prenuptial agreements are increasingly in vogue among the middle and upwardly mobile classes. Such contracts are recognized in all 50 states, and matrimonial lawyers report that they are preparing two to five times as many as they did just five years ago, particularly among couples who make...
...business alone does not a marriage agreement make. The lingering sour taste of a failed previous marriage prompts many couples to try to anticipate all the obstacles ahead on the next try. Couples in interfaith marriages often predetermine the religious upbringing of their prospective children. Two- income couples spell out the conditions under which they will relocate for a spouse's career. For every sublime consideration, there is a matching ridiculousness. One New York City couple were so determined to divide expenses equally that their contract stipulated that they would split the $3 toll when crossing the George Washington Bridge...
...change in ratings also ends Hollywood's pretense that X does not spell pornography. In the American mind it does, which is why many newspapers refuse to carry advertising for X-rated films and most theaters and pay-cable services refuse to show them. Independent distributors had an out when they got an X: they would take the free publicity, ignore the label and release the picture unrated. That option was not open to the major studios, which are M.P.A.A. members, so they obliged directors to deliver R-rated films (in which children under 17 must be accompanied...
...tries to distance herself from suffocating attention, tries to limit passion to the stage and embrace practicality off it. Balanchine's attentions were consuming. He designed little furs for her and bought her shoes because "I just love to hear you clip-clopping along." After she broke the spell, she danced old roles and new ones, finally watching Mr. B.'s slow decline and death...