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A Toast to Che

From a Reuters on-line report datelined London on the famous photo of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the photographer who seeks to reclaim his copyright of the image: "Britain's Guardian newspaper said that photographer Alberto Diaz Gutierrez, known as Alberto Korda, is angry that his work is being used for an advertising campaign for Smirnoff vodka.... `To use the image of Che Guevara to sell vodka is a slur on his name and memory. He never drank himself, he was not a drunk, and drink should not be associated with his immortal memory,' [Korda said]."

Spicy Quotes

From a Reuters on-line report datelined London on the brand new entries selected for the Penguin Dictionary of Quotations: "With the line, `I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really, want,' the Spice Girls joined the ranks of the immortals in a new dictionary of twentieth century quotations. The line from the girl band's debut single was included in the Penguin Dictionary of Quotations alongside the great orations of wartime leader Winston Churchill."

Cyber Scholarship

From the on-line edition of the St. Petersburg Times on E & C Ventures, Inc., and its web site that will let users watch four Gainesville women twenty-four hours a day: "The tapes will not be edited. That means activities such as taking showers and changing clothes will be captured on tape and transmitted to the Internet. The only restriction is that the women are not allowed to have sex on camera.... The finalists are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five and have been enrolled at the University of Florida at one point during the past few years.... While appearing on the web site, the women will receive free tuition, free rent, and a $200 weekly salary."

Frontiers of Free Enterprise, I

From a Reuters on-line story datelined Acton, Massachusetts, on the Robb Report's suggestions for the ultrarich: "Gift opportunities for consumers with copious cash include a $325,285 twenty-one-day safari package complete with a pair of twelve-bore shotguns and a Range Rover, or a $7.75 million set of four Patek Philippe pocket watches, one of which will accurately copy the chime of London's Big Ben clock tower."

School Supplies

From the on-line edition of The Detroit News on Henry Ford High Schools principal and the $4,400 worth of school reimbursement he allegedly received in two years time: Receipts for white zinfandel, beer, and liquor from Trade Winds Liquor and a Detroit bar were often labeled `office supplies' with black marker, and other times referred to as `refreshments' or `engineering supplies' when submitted for reimbursement by Principal Elijah Porter.... Other unallowed expenditures Porter was reimbursed for include Old Spice deodorant, Stayfree tampons, cough syrup, dress shirts, toothpaste, Smiley Night Lights, petroleum jelly, and Hershey candy bars."

Medicated Pooh

From a Reuters on-line report datelined Toronto on a tongue-in-cheek psychiatric study of the Winnie the Pooh characters that was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal: "Winnie himself could benefit from a low-dose stimulant to help him overcome attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as obsessive-compulsive tendencies that include repetitive counting and an insatiable lust for honey. `Pooh needs intervention. We feel drugs are in order. We cannot help but wonder how much richer Pooh's life might be were he to have a trial of low-dose stimulant medication,' the article states."

Frontiers of Free Enterprise, II

From the on-line edition of the San Francisco Chronicle on the proposal to build an exact replica of the Titanic and dock it at the cruise line terminal at Pier 35 in San Francisco: "The estimated $150 million project would include the construction of a ship 860-feet long with ninety-four-foot beam, featuring five decks of `luxurious' staterooms, an indoor swimming pool, an observation platform, and the recreation of the original ship's bridge, captain's cabin, and wireless cabin."

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