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...fated homicidal fantasy If I Did It may yet see the light of day. One of the major publishing fiascos of 2006, the volume was abruptly pulled by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. right before it was due to land on store shelves in late November, the victim of widespread public outrage. But the title itself, like a bad penny, may resurface, perhaps before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: O.J.'s Book: Back by Next Christmas? | 12/28/2006 | See Source »

...exquisite tabloid fashion, Milne blamed his behavior on a combination of migraine medication and alcohol. And not only was this hackneyed excuse accepted, his Murdoch employers attacked their former colleague, the hapless victim...

Author: By Bede A. Moore | Title: Drunken Displays, Media Moguls | 12/19/2006 | See Source »

...Judith Regan who has received the punishment. After Murdoch’s public statement that the project was “ill considered,” Regan released her own statement entitled, “Why I Did It.” In it, she identifies herself as a victim of domestic abuse and attempts to justify her decision to publish the book...

Author: By Vanessa J. Dube | Title: Murder He Didn’t Write | 12/19/2006 | See Source »

Playing the Victim, the brothers' more recent work, is similarly disturbing. It revolves around Valentin, a student who gets a job playing the victim in police crime-scene reconstructions. Even though they are simulated, his repeated participation in one gruesome end after another highlights the violence and brutality endemic in contemporary life. Meanwhile, in a parallel plot that parodies Shakespeare, the ghost of Valentin's father tells him that he was poisoned by his brother who later married Valentin's mother. While the finale is inevitable - Valentin takes his mother, his uncle and his girlfriend (who has become...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Two for the Road | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

There are ways to cut the odds of being a victim. Never give in to urgent or threatening communications, as I did. (And the jury scam probably won't work if you do your civic duty.) For more tips, go to ftc.gov Some key precautions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money: 'Tis the Season for ID Theft | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

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