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It was kind of a tough neighborhood, too. Not big-city tough like the slums in "Los Olvidados" or "Pixote" or Hell's Kitchen in "Dead End," but still full of peril to a kid. Especially when I got a little older and developed some dangerous habits - like reading. I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monkey On My Back | 3/9/2001 | See Source »

The soloist compensated for his non-funk status by incorporating quality songs "Chitter Chatter" and "Pound for Pound." Much of Hest's original work conveys themes of lost, failing, or unrequited love. However, the artist also received a great audience response to his covers of George Michael's "Faith" and...

Author: By Andrew D. Goulet, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Project Health Gets its Groove On: FinkFankFunk at Loker Commons | 3/9/2001 | See Source »

Federal hate-crimes legislation has been on the books since 1969, but stronger and more comprehensive revisions are needed. Currently, individuals can be prosecuted under federal law if they commit a crime against an individual due to racial, religious or national bias, and the victim is engaged in a "federally...

Author: By Geoffrey F. Reed, | Title: The Reality of Hate Crimes | 3/2/2001 | See Source »

And then there's "breaking news." Does news really ever break? Yes, there are real events such as earthquakes, but most news consists of what Daniel Boorstin once called "pseudo-events," concocted stories that are news only because we say they are. News organizations like to boast that they "cover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Ain't Necessarily Bad That Nobody's Interested in Politics | 3/2/2001 | See Source »

It's no panacea, of course. Electroshock's effects are short term, lasting weeks or months before depression can descend again. At $2,500 a treatment, it's also expensive, though insurance usually covers it. Antishock activists say it's just a cash cow for hospitals and that the response...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Sparks Over Electroshock | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

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