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...Strong's book find it so hard to stop. Some have been cutting all their lives, now in their '40s or '50s, they are finally seeking help. Although self-abuse is not a new phenomenon, Strong reports that it is growing. In cities like San Francisco, there is a sub-culture of piercing and sado-masochism. "The growing social acceptance of at least some of the so-called body arts has blurred the line between self-expression and pathology," Strong says...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cutting the Pain Away | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...lift weights and work out with the swim team, he set a record for fewest errors that stands today. (He brings a similar ardor to his current golf game, meticulously studying videotapes of his swing.) At the same time, Schnatter baked pizza at Rocky's Sub Pub, a neighborhood hangout, where he learned to make fresh dough. "That had to be where he got his basics from," says Pat Reel, a current Rocky's manager. "You can't just say, 'Here's the recipe, go do it.' There's a knack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slice, Dice and Devour | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...article about 14-year-old Harry's first shave. It didn't help that what Harry had shaved was his head. It seems the young Prince enlisted some chums to help him achieve the close-cropped hairstyle of his soccer hero Michael Owen. Alas, his classmates proved to be sub-par stylists, and a barber near Harry's boarding school was called upon to salvage the operation, relieving the Prince of his remaining mane. When the Mirror learned of the botched job, it ran a computer-generated picture of what Harry might look like hairless. Objecting to an "intrusion" into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 26, 1998 | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...they seem to be sock puppets who sound stoned. But soon they're your friends. Sifl and Olly sing songs, argue and interview the likes of an orgasm, a nine-volt battery, the Grim Reaper and an atom in one of Elvis' combs. The show's unscripted feel and sub-Kukla production values make the bizarre punch lines even more jolting. The chemistry between the puppets springs from the longtime friendship of Liam Lynch and Matt Crocco, two childhood friends from Nashville who, while in different colleges, used the voices on each other's answering machines. Now struggling musicians with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sifl & Olly Show | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

When it comes to notebook PCs, thin usually means expensive. But a new line of sub-$1,000, 3-lb. notebooks running the Windows CE operating system is both svelte and affordable. Hewlett-Packard's Jornada, Sharp's Mobilon Pro and Vadem's Clio feature built-in modems, word-processing and spreadsheet programs, and offer up to 12 hours of battery life. The screens on the Mobilon Pro and Clio rotate on a hinge and can lie flat, tablet-style. But none have a floppy drive, making file transfers a bit awkward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Oct. 26, 1998 | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

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