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Lexicographers are to words what INS agents are to immigrants: providers of legal residency. The words may have been in the country already and may have even gained a social foothold ("day trader," "erectile dysfunction"), but they weren't here officially, so to speak. They had to watch over their shoulders for the authorities. Viewed with suspicion by traditionalists because of foreign-sounding names ("keiretsu") or unconventional customs ("air kiss"), such words risked deportation at any moment...
...that the press is paying attention. "The first word I said in the [Toronto] press conference was 'f___,'" recalls Farrell. He can also be found on the cover of Interview magazine in a photograph that he finds "hilarious; there I am holding an American football, and I can't even throw the f___in' thing." He'll put on another Texas accent to play Jesse James in his next film, American Outlaws, due out in 2001. And while he's reading movie scripts, he's dreaming of doing theater in New York City. No problem: Farrell already speaks the language...
With the nails of a Dream Team member, I headed to Natasha Matthews, a hair stylist recommended to me by swimmer Jenny Thompson. Matthews thought that even with a severe trimming, the best she could do was make me look like a chess player. Annoyed, I sat down in front of Donna Bushell, who worked in the next chair...
...looking for Danco Laboratories LLC, the company that markets and distributes mifepristone, don't bother calling directory assistance. It is not listed. Even last week, with the heralding of the approval of "Mifeprex" (the drug's brand name), someone answering the Danco phone at a New York City number given to the press simply said, "This is Pam. How can I help...
Danco reportedly expects profits of about $34 million by 2004. As the sole licensee of the drug, Danco could reap even more benefits as it researches Mifeprex's possible uses in treating such diseases as brain and prostate cancer. Indeed, company officials say they are looking forward to being more of a force in the pharmaceutical world. But don't expect a welcome mat soon. "I don't think we're planning on having a public office," says Heather O'Neill, Danco's spokeswoman. "We have a post-office...