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This gave me several ideas. The first was that if letters to famous people could acquire such value, I should myself write a ream of them to Madonna, which, when they came back stamped "insufficient address" (we've lost touch), I would save for my old age and then sell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money Angles: Marilyn, My Marilyn | 12/23/1991 | See Source »

Notice also how no one is blaming the White House mailroom for sending off the envelopes too early. With all the disarray among the President's advisers, it's not inconceivable that former Chief of Staff John H. Sununu occasionally stamped postage on packages behind Bush's back. No, this...

Author: By Allan S. Galper, | Title: Empty Chairs at Empty Tables | 12/6/1991 | See Source »

Vincent Arthur Hall was a polite, mild-mannered disability analyst at the New York State social-services department. Away from the office he was a wild and crazy guy. In June, police say, Hall took a day off, went to a bank in Queens and threatened to blow a teller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: Extracurricular Activities | 8/12/1991 | See Source »

A crucial step toward political sovereignty is liberation of the economy from the all-but-worthless ruble. The Balts have arranged to print their own money in the West, but they have not dared put it into circulation since that might provoke a full-scale crackdown by the Kremlin. Meanwhile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Abroad | 7/1/1991 | See Source »

Even the strongest black advocates of affirmative action concede that it is not a perfect tool. Like Steele, they decry the widespread view among whites that virtually all blacks who are hired, promoted or gain admission to elite colleges are less qualified than their white counterparts. "There have been casualties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Affirmative Action Help or Hurt? | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

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