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This year a nice trivial resolution is our way of standing up to the hegemony of Y2K hype. And bearing in mind that New Year's-resolution making is traditionally an act of utter futility, it's critical that you keep yours as local and personal as possible. The guilt you may incur in having failed to end world hunger or stop global warming may be unendurable. But if you find yourself on Jan. 1, 2000, surrounded by cold, guttered candles and empty champagne bottles, already unflossed, thinking about elephants and muttering the F word, you can probably deal with...
...Greatest ambition of [this newsmaker] seemed to be to drop from world publicity's most glaring spotlight to utter oblivion...
...hasn't sunk in yet, so right now I'm still calm," she said. "My first reaction was utter shock. Then I was of course overjoyed...
...heart of South African author J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace (Viking; 220 pages; $23.95) lie two rapes--or rather, two scenes of violence, domination and utter disregard for humanity. And although rape is not the true subject of this book, with these parallel violations Coetzee has devised a subtly brilliant commentary on the nature and balance of power in his homeland...
Today health care in general and obesity treatment in particular attract charlatans. You made little mention of the health risks of their schemes. Entrepreneurs who market diets via their books are promoting not health but self-image. Your report gave my patients permission to eat whatever they choose with utter disregard for their health. CLARENCE M. LEARY, M.D. Lodi, Calif...