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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pictures of women and donkeys on the Internet." Well, yes. And seen on a newsstand crowded with stuff like Barely Legal, Maxim's PG-13 naughtiness comes off as charming, even sweet. But don't tell the magazine's readership of wannabe bad boys. The word might be deflating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bosom Buddies | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

...Yahoo Personals personals.yahoo.com) At first I thought I had discovered dating Nirvana; there were thousands of men in Manhattan alone who had posted ads looking for everything from "alternative life-styles" (read: kinky sex) to long-term relationships. The detailed search options on age, race, religion or any key word practically let me design my ideal virtual lover from scratch. Soon I was exchanging e-mail with an Argentine physicist who said he loved to tango. After a whirlwind 10-day e-mail affair, I knew we had to meet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You've Got Male! | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

...somewhat more tolerant of other old friends. The worst he has to say about Lionel Trilling, whom he considers the most intelligent person he ever met, is that he lacked a certain political courage, taking refuge always in his favorite word, complicated. Everything was complicated, Trilling would insist, his emphasis lingering on the first syllable. Of Hellman, Podhoretz finds surprisingly pleasant things to say--she was a wonderful cook, she was great company, "playful, mischievous, bitchy, earthy, and always up for a laugh." But her extraordinary lies (the "Julia" story, for example) and her habit of self-glorification--herself presented...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Settling Old Scores | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

...wife of Amy's onetime amour, Joey Buttafuoco. In an interview in the New York Post, Mr. Fisher pleaded for "compassion" from Mary Jo. Dominic Barbara, a lawyer for Joey, revealed that in July, Amy's mom and Mary Jo met for seven hours: "I'd use the word heroic for the way these two women treated each other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now, Why Can't The Serbs And Kosovars Do This? | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

...reported that the independent counsel believes he has the authority to bring criminal charges against Clinton before he leaves office. The Times piece, though it broke little new ground, jarred Clinton allies: just as they were cheering the trial's end, the newspaper offered a reminder that the last word on the scandals may belong to his nemesis. "Starr sees the President as a real lawbreaker who deserves to be put in jail," says a White House adviser. "There's no way the President can relax with him out there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Will Starr Pull the Plug? | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

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