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  • On the bonnet

    Stella lusts for hot cars, hot men and parking attendants who give good service.
    By Stella Black January 22, 2001

  • Romance in Romania

    After the grim plains of Georgia and Ukraine, a kiss disappears in a Rolls Royce.
    By Simon Winchester December 15, 2000

  • "The Virgin Spring"

    A woman pierced by the holy rapture of God makes love one time and changes the world around her.
    By Lorelei Shannon October 31, 2000

  • "Night Train"

    An excerpt from "Exhibitions: Tales of Sex in the City"
    By Nell Carberry July 27, 2000

  • The truth hurts

    "The Ultimate Sex Test" claims it will tell women what their men are capable of, whether they want to know or not.
    By Smith and Doe June 12, 2000

  • Memoir of the Spanish Civil War

    A moment of passion before she left to become a soldier: An excerpt from "Erogenous Zones: An Anthology of Sex Abroad."
    By Laurie Lee May 13, 2000

  • This is my home

    We clarify ourselves among the foreign, make camp where we'd least expect to.
    By Pico Iyer February 23, 2000

  • The alien home

    A globe-wandering writer discovers that home is the most foreign place of all.
    By Pico Iyer February 19, 2000

  • God, glass, LSD

    After dropping six hits of acid, my brother had his first psychotic episode.
    By Greg Bottoms December 13, 1999

  • "The Red Devil"

    A woman with cancer rediscovers her body through a passionate love affair.
    By Katherine Russell Rich November 8, 1999

  • "Living in the Lightning: A Cancer Journal"

    One woman learns how to manage her fear.
    By Natalie Robins June 28, 1999

  • Cutting into sacred territory

    A Navajo medical student faces one of the strongest taboos of her culture -- touching the dead.
    By Lori Arviso Alvord, M.D., and Elizabeth Cohen Van Pelt June 9, 1999

  • With enough aspirin

    Living for now in pain's company.
    By Luanne Armstrong April 22, 1999

  • Siberian wasteland

    An overland journey exposes a traveler to the hazards of radiation, desolation and snowstorms.
    By Jeffrey Tayler March 5, 1999

  • Another Africa

    An eye-opening portfolio of photographs by Robert Lyons and a searing, incisive essay by Chinua Achebe illuminate Africa beyond the stereotypes and cliches.
    By Chinua Achebe October 30, 1998

  • A melody of his own making

    I tell myself we're managing. I tell myself we're happy. In the meantime, my son's terror of strangers is breaking my heart.
    By Beth Kephart August 21, 1998

  • Won Ton Lust

    In this excerpt from his new book, 'Won Ton Lust,' John Krich discovers an edible legend in Chengdu, China.
    By John Krich December 18, 1997

  • Travels Along the Edge

    In this excerpt from "Travels Along the Edge," David Noland describes a memorable odyssey among the animals and other wild wonders of Antarctica
    By David Noland September 30, 1997

  • Hi, we're Ingrid and Isabella, and we've got a cleaning problem

    Famous actresses by day, at night they sought the "high" that only cleaning can bring
    By Isabella Rossellini July 5, 1997
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