Word: cuttingly
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...Books; 367 pages; $60), it was written on the faces of John, Paul, George and Ringo. Just look at the comedy-musical A Hard Day's Night (1964), from the dawn of Beatlemania: the footage is black and white, the lads are all in proper-looking suits, their hair cut just below their ears, their faces bright and clean shaven (except for McCartney's fake goatee in the opening scene). Then screen the edgier Let It Be (1970), the documentary that recorded the Fab Four's final days: the film is in gritty color, and the music is tougher...
When parents divorce, it's the children who are caught in the cross fire. Once the lawyers have taken their cut and the property is divided, the divorce may indeed be final. But it's never over. For many caught in the middle, its legacy lingers. JONATHAN WEAVER Portland...
...hold on to their careers--and at least a portion of their salaries--many women cut back to part time. In some cases, though, the compromise gives them not the best of everything but the worst. Tara Fisher, 35, a mechanical engineer who lives in Phoenix, tells a common horror story. From the time her first child was six weeks old, Fisher "dragged her to day care every single day crying and screaming." Fisher tried to go part time but found that staff meetings were invariably scheduled on her days off. She switched jobs and went back to working full...
...parents who decide to tune out--or cut back--Brock's survey offers tips. Among them: stash the TV in a hard-to-reach spot; phase out cable, then the networks; post a list of favorite activities other than channel surfing. "If you can live through 20 minutes of whining," Brock advises, "your children will find something to do." Maybe they will find their favorite reality-based show is real life...
Most vegetarians will tell you their decision to cut out meat came gradually, over a period of months or even years. Lauren Butts, a high school junior from Medford, Ore., recalls the exact moment of her conversion. At age 13, while traveling in France with her family, Butts, a horse owner, accidentally ordered horsemeat from a restaurant menu. Though not versed in the differences between cheval and boeuf, she did manage to "figure it out in time" to avoid eating the burger. But something clicked. "It made sense then," she says. "There was no way I was going...