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...Thursday, Dec. 5, 1963, Arthur Inman, one of the most bizarre Americans in the history of the Republic, went into his toilet carrying a Colt revolver. The latest in a lifelong string of crises, real or imagined, to cause Inman to despair was rising outside his old haunt in Boston's Back Bay. "The Prudential Tower," he had told his diary, "is 28 stories into the sky, soon will be goosing God." He had fled to Brookline to escape the din of construction, taking with him the noises in his head, and now he was over the edge. "This...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Boston: Inside a Tortured Mind | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...this is hard work, I feel guilty," joked Congressman Bill Nelson, 43, who is training at Houston before blasting off on the space shuttle in three weeks. "In addition to learning how to use the toilet, I have another purpose. I want to understand how NASA works and how it's been successful," said the Florida Democrat, who by no coincidence is chairman of the Space Science and Applications subcommittee. His special assignment during the five-day flight will be to grow crystals in space for cancer research. But first he will have to learn to be a bit more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 2, 1985 | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...uniform look, match hardware with Moen's new custom toilet levers. For more information, check www.csi moen.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Home: Bathing Beauty | 6/12/2005 | See Source »

...suddenly migrating to the bathroom. "Bathrooms are becoming more and more of a retreat," says Barbara Sallick, co-founder and senior vice president of design at Waterworks. "As that phenomenon evolves, people want better quality, more beauty and more comfort in their bathroom." So instead of the standard toilet and sink, newly styled bathrooms are elaborate extensions of the bedroom, furnished with pieces like Williams-Sonoma Home's Victoria Collection dresser, left, which can be used as a sink. Or Kohler's Purist Hatbox toilet, which looks like an ottoman. "The bathroom has become an area in the home that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Home: Bathing Beauty | 6/12/2005 | See Source »

SZTYKIEL We don't sleep in this thing because if you do that or use the toilet, you bring down the resale value [of this vehicle]. If it's a bathroom emergency, I don't care--go outside and get a ticket. I'll pay the $150 instead of losing the $5,000 in depreciated value...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biz Briefs: Hitting the Road in Style | 6/6/2005 | See Source »

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