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Traveling back and forth between Israel and what will soon officially become Palestine, the sharp contrasts in quality of life, cultural norms and economic conditions are staggering. The same gardner who waters my plants with gusto each morning probably returns to his East Jerusalem or West Bank neighborhood where tap water is carefully boiled in order to disinfect and toilets are turned on and off between usage. By contrast, in the magazine office where I work, the water cooler of fresh mineral water is restocked daily and, although our tap water is drinkable, we use it only to wash...

Author: By Dafna V. Hochman, | Title: Peace, War and Water in the Middle East | 7/30/1999 | See Source »

...Lampoon--which Warburton said received a "robust advance" from Time-Warner--is hoping to tap into the millions of dollars spent on college preparation books every year...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Poon Readies Parody Bombshell; Will Take Aim at College Guides | 7/30/1999 | See Source »

...right on schedule in January 1986. As prices cratered, those who had been using their oil reserves as collateral defaulted to the banks. Midland's economy folded like a bad poker hand. Bush had always followed conservative business practices, and since he'd had his network of investors to tap, his debt exposure was less than that of many others. He took a 25% pay cut, and his staff took smaller ones. But soon he realized that unless he found a buyer, it was just a matter of time before Spectrum died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How George Got His Groove | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

Adios, Aretha. Desist, other divas. Jackie Washington has returned. Never heard of her? Well, that's because she exists only in this rascally Spinal Tap-ish faux documentary. On the eve of Jackie's comeback concert, an oily host (Tim Curry) takes us through her disastrous career: her one hit single, her flop blaxploitation movie (Whipped Creme). Whoopi, Liza and other no-last-name-needed stars contribute cameos, but it's the diva herself who really delivers. As Jackie, Jenifer Lewis purrs, snaps and belts--the complete funny lady in a roguishly funny film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jackie's Back | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

However, like many celebrities before her, she found out that she couldn't turn the media on and off at will, as though they were a tap. They needed her to feed the public appetite for celebrity gossip, and she needed them for her public performance, but what she hadn't bargained for was that her melodrama ran on without breaks. Everything she said or did was fair copy. After deliberately making her private life public, she soon discovered there was nothing private left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Princess Diana | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

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