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...novel, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, in which he speculates on the third secret of Fatima, a prophecy which is said to have been imparted to three Portuguese children through a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1917 and fiercely guarded by the Vatican ever since. Less than two weeks later, Pope John Paul II revealed the secret to the public. The Pope said it foretold the attempt on his life in 1981. Robbins had postulated a slightly different conclusion, namely, that "the salvation of mankind would come from a source other than the church." Robbins says he suspects...
...Less atavistic but in its way more chilling is Dutch export Big Brother (making its debut July 6, 8 p.m. E.T.), which turns its participants into an ant farm. Stuck in an 1,800-sq.-ft. house with cameras everywhere (yes, including the bathroom), they'll be on TV five nights a week--and on the Internet 24/7. They'll also be whittled off, by an audience vote, one at a time until a winner claims...
...Laura's latest book, Parenthood by Proxy, argues that parents should devote themselves to rearing their children, rather than farming the job out to nannies and teachers. At least one parent should stay at home full time, even if that means interrupting a career. Anything less, Schlessinger says, is selfish and neglectful. Dr. Laura hates the concepts of "dual-career families" and "quality day care," contending that not even the best hired caregiver can fulfill a child's emotional and moral needs...
...Stocks. Get real about how fast they will rise. As rates go up, investors are more inclined to own interest-paying investments. And higher rates put the squeeze on corporate profits, making stocks less desirable. The recent string of 20% gains a year for the average stock is probably over. Look for something closer to the historical 11% and possibly even less than that to make up for five off-the-chart years from...
...rating, until the network cut the screen time for Mapplethorpe's haunting, sexually explicit photos. If only it had shown them longer--for 90 minutes, say--and ditched the rest of this mechanical, insultingly didactic placard. James Woods begins playing besieged Cincinnati museum director Dennis Barrie less as a saint than a fish-out-of-SoHo aesthete. But the nuance is soon lost in a film that wants to be an agitprop documentary, interrupting its storyline with interviews of mostly pro-Mapplethorpe notables. The film isn't obligated to be neutral, but it's so bullying and one-sided that...