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...Cultural historians could have predicted the ebbing of Fawcett's impact, for the thing about America is that it always imagines itself as young and beautiful - but the icons it chooses to emblematize that beauty are bound to age. Luster tarnishes, even on a golden girl. And the popular media are restless beasts; their attention can fix on one object for only so long. In time, about a year, Farrahmania faded. Fans and tabloid editors turned off the Fawcett and found some other darling; it might have been Travolta. She quit Charlie's Angels, hoping for movie stardom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Farrah Fawcett: The Golden Girl Who Didn't Fade | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

Scared about catching the H1N1 flu? Looking for protection? Have I got just the thing for you: a shampoo that can safeguard users from H1N1 infection. Or how about a dietary supplement - specially designed for children and infants - that can stop transmission of the virus? Or for on-the-go use, perhaps a hand spray that leaves a layer of ionized, virus-killing silver on your hands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Psst! Want a Cure for H1N1? Swine Flu Scams | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

...This thing was stronger than many a freshman Rubinoff concoction. It was a Sunday. It was also 11 AM. Maybe...

Author: By D. PATRICK Knoth | Title: No Entiendo | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

...have gone through all the stages of dealing with this stuff and they come out the other end in a much better place than they ever were. I guess what I want to leave people with is the hope that you will take love seriously. It's the best thing in life. Why would you say it's too hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Good People Cheat | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

...killer," said Sergei Sokolov, deputy editor of Novaya Gazeta, the newspaper for which Politkovskaya worked, speaking to Ekho Moskvy, an independent radio station. "It's obvious that today's ruling was based on a political decision - not on a procedural one. For the authorities, the most important thing was simply to make sure someone goes to prison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Russian Reporter's Murder: Will a Retrial Bring Justice? | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

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