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A Dangerous Edge, Part 2

Other less commonly used chemicals have caught the media's eye recently. St. Louis Cardinals' slugger Mark McGwire has admitted to taking a testosterone-producing pill called…

Desperate Measures

Director:Barbet SchroederWriter:David KlassDirector of Photography:Luciano TovoliEditor:Lee PercyMusic:Trevor JonesProduction Designer:Geoffrey KirklandProducers:Barbet Schroeder, Susan…

Taittiriyaka-Upanishad: First Valli, Seventh Anuvaka

Seventh Anuvaka1. “The earth, the sky, heaven, the four quarters,and the intermediate quarters,”—“Agni (fire), Vayu (air), Aditya (sun), Kandramas (moon), and the stars,”—“Water, herbs, trees…

Summer of Sam

Director: Spike LeeWriters: Spike Lee, Victor Colicchio and Michael ImperioliBuena Vista; R; 145 minutesRelease: 6/99Cast: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito Spike…

The Middle Atlantic

Source: The U.S. Department of State If New England provided the brains and dollars for 19th-century American expansion, the Middle Atlantic states provided the muscle. The region's largest…

Robert Graves: An Old Twenty-Third Man

An Old Twenty-Third Man"Is that the Three-and-Twentieth, Strabo mine, Marching below, and we still gulping wine?" From the sad magic of his fragrant cup The red-faced old centurion started up…

Greek Heroes Slideshow

by Dan Steckenberg The term "hero" is perhaps overused today, but these guys were the originals. The mythology of ancient Greece was filled with great heroes who slew monsters…

Wombat Glossary

by Catherine McNiff adaptation (n.) Modification of an organism or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its environment: The wombat's long claws are…

A Dangerous Edge, Part 1

In search of competitive glory, athletes worldwide are jeopardizing their sports, their health — even their lives by Gerry Brown As long competitive sports have existed, athletes have tried to get…