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...MAYOR OF PITCAIRN ISLAND The sole police officer on this 2-sq.-mi. island (pop. 47), Brenda Christian became its first woman mayor after nearly half of Pitcairn's adult males were convicted of rape last month
...People think they can all be pop stars, high-court judges, brilliant TV personalities or infinitely more competent heads of state without ever putting in the necessary work or having natural ability...
...true that films are more sex-obsessed these days. All of pop culture is. Americans listen to Howard Stern, giggle over Janet Jackson, collect unrated DVD editions of the American Pie movies, gossip about celebrities' dirty secrets. We ogle (and then condemn) the dropping of a towel on a Monday Night Football teaser, leaf through Jenna Jameson's How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, log onto the Internet and bathe in all that warm cyberswill. But all this is essentially kid stuff, somewhere between adolescent and infantile in its voyeuristic avidity. It codifies the randy talk...
...secret that video games aren't just for kids anymore. And this month, when Halo 2 sold more than 2 million copies on its very first day--at $45 a pop--any remaining doubters were blown away. Gamemakers aren't flinching. They already invest, on average, $15 million to develop a game. But which offerings are truly worth your time and money? We dug in--and started playing. Our criteria: Is it fun? How many hours will it keep you entertained? Does it break new ground? Is it mind numbing or mind expanding? We enjoyed many titles. But only...
Here's something nobody wants to think about: bathrooms are a great breeding ground for bacteria, and so are toothbrushes. No, rinsing them doesn't do much to help the situation. Enter the Violight toothbrush sanitizer, a high-tech toothbrush holder. Pop your toothbrush inside (it holds four), push a button, and the Violight bathes it with ultraviolet light, which eliminates 99.9% of germs and bacteria on the brush within...