In Western Australia they don't even know how to make that vital piece of sailboating equipment, the gin and tonic.

This country is so urbanized we think low-fat milk comes from cows on Nutri/System weight-loss plans.

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.

You can learn all about the human condition from covering the crime beat in a big city - you don't need to go to Beirut for that - but a foreign correspondent begins to understand poverty from a different perspective.

How much fame, money and power does a woman have to achieve on her own before you can punch her in the face?

I'm old enough to remember when the air over American cities was a lot dirtier than it is now.

The weirder you're going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person.