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...stage is fronted with red drapery suitable for a Louisiana bordello; the title promises and delivers burlesque. But burlesque in the older sense of parody, travesty, impudent fun. There is humid sexuality at the start of the two-hour extravaganza (topless acrobat on a phallic pole, Madonna easing a whip past her crotch, dancers gyrating in auto-massage), but it soon gives way to simpler, sunnier images. For Rain, Madonna dons demure black; the look says, ''Listen to the sad ballad, the sweet harmonies.'' For Express Yourself, she's dolled up in royal blue bell-bottoms and a frizz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MADONNA GOES TO CAMP | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

...remain as ''leader of the revolution.'' The nearly two-hour televised address showed an exhausted-looking Gaddafi fidgeting in his chair and speaking in a hoarse voice. His diatribe against the U.S. and Western Europe was devoid of the fiery rhetoric that he has employed in the past to whip crowds into a frenzy. Among other things, he reportedly discussed a controversial meeting with William Wilson, the U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican who later resigned. The lackluster performance reinforced a growing belief that Gaddafi has not recovered from the shock of the April 15 bombing raid. The attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIBYA SHELL-SHOCKED The colonel missed the party | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

...global stage. Imperial College, which celebrated its centenary last year, aims to pull in $410 million by 2010 to improve its campuses and bolster scholarships. Across town at the LSE, workmen are putting the finishing touches to an eight-story teaching facility, financed from the $200 million whip-round among alumni and other donors completed in March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain's Universities: Funding Excellence | 7/2/2008 | See Source »

...day’s events were fun, entertaining and certainly eye-opening. While much of the parade was family-oriented, certain floats did whip it out when they could. With marriage now a possibility for same-sex partners, any Tom, Dick or Harry...

Author: By Jamison A. Hill | Title: A New Reason To Be Proud | 7/1/2008 | See Source »

...then, along with a diploma, I'd hand over a permission slip. I'd want you to keep it handy and whip it out whenever the breath is too heavy on the back of your neck. It's especially good for the summer days ahead: permission to read books that are not on any reading list. To eat foods that aren't good for you. To make messes. Build forts. Play spud. And leave yourself some room to be surprised...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Graduates, Go Forth and Multiply! | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

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