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There was a time when Americans were apt to connect the owning of art with the possession of virtue, but that is long gone. We know in our heart of hearts that the Rothko on the boardroom wall does not turn the saber-toothed CEO into Bambi and that some of the nastiest beasts in history, such as Hermann Goring, have been sincere and knowledgeable art lovers. Moreover, being an important collector doesn't even show that you have halfway decent manners, let alone morals. Witness the late Dr. Albert Barnes, who before World War I became a multimillionaire from...
With the publicity you have created over the home videotapes that the shooters wanted the world to see, you have passed from reporting the news to participating in the event. Now every potential nutcase will know that if he does something bad enough, TIME is sure to publish his words and the message he wants to send. I fear for the future. LARRY SCHULTZ Bellevue, Wash...
...time to cross that fine line between a teenager's right to privacy and a parent's right to know [SPECIAL REPORT, Dec. 20]. If only the parents of the boys had looked, they would have found the clocks used as explosive timing devices and the pipe bombs that were intended to kill. Wake up, parents! A periodic search of your child's room may reveal secret activities and intentions. What you seek and find now may head off disaster later. ILENE SCHWABER Allenwood...
UNKINDEST CUT "Dear Pagans: I know you're the scum of the earth, but still I expected better...
...have something to do with the fact that it finishes last in surveys of how expensive an average meal is from city to city. As I envision the scene, one of my high school friends who has been presented the check for a huge fried-chicken feed says, "You know, we could order this meal all over again and still not spend as much as we would spend in New York City," and someone in his party says, "Well, O.K., but let's go a little heavier on the gizzards this time...