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...Simon & Schuster) as retro or ridiculous. But last week Doyle made the national media rounds, and her book is already on Amazon's Top 10. Surrendered Wives circles have sprouted in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago. The book has understandably provoked strong reactions. Popular therapist and author John Gray praises it, on the front cover, as a "practical and valuable tool." But UCLA psychologist Andrew Christensen moans, "It's destructive. It's a throwback, and it doesn't protect women...
...Those were the most noticeable demonstrators but there were others who were quieter. Henry Reed, 65, came from Boston for the day. He stood, rain dripping from his gray mustache, on an embankment that overlooked the parade route. He held up a hand-made sign on a broom handle. The sign read "Bush democracy" but the word "democracy" had a red line through it. "I was very strongly affected by the situation in Florida," he said. "If Bush had won fair and square I wouldn't be here to protest." Mr. Reed wore a suit and tie, underneath...
...back-to-back egg cartons in depth and height. The design, a shiny black obelisk, evokes the "2001: A Space Odyssey" icon, especially when standing on end; two tiny lights, one green and one purple, spark up the front when the unit is in use. Unlike its ugly, gray, functional-looking predecessor, the PS2 will be an unembarrassing addition to most homes' décor, except maybe in Sturbridge Village...
Maybe it's the slush and slate-gray skies, or the unscrubbed, dour faces of my overworked classmates, or the prospect of that final exam coming up tomorrow morning--but lately, I've started feeling a tad pessimistic about the state of the world...
...GRAY DAVIS Calif. Gov. faces outages, soaring utility rates. Better get the lights turned on before 2002 campaign...