TIME EUROPE
APRIL 24, 2000 VOL. 155 NO. 16
Never Too Buff
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Even though most boys and men never approach the
compulsion of Davis or Michael (both eventually conquered
it), they undoubtedly face more pressure now than in the
past to conform to an impossible ideal. Ripped male bodies
are used today to advertise everything that shapely female
bodies advertise: not just fitness products but also dessert
liqueurs, microwave ovens and luxury hotels. The authors
of The Adonis Complex want guys to rebel against those
images, or at least see them for what they are: a goal
unattainable without drug use.
Feminists raised these issues for women years ago, and
more recent books such as The Beauty Myth were part of
a backlash against the hourglass ideal. Now, says Phillips,
"I actually think it may be harder for men than women to
talk about these problems because it's not considered
masculine to worry about such things." But maybe there is
a masculine alternative: Next time WWF comes on, guys,
throw the TV out the window. And order a large pizza.
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April 24, 2000
COVER STORY
The Incredible Bulk
Testosterone, which can increase libido and help build muscles, will be available soon in easy-to-use gel form. But it can cause liver damage and prostate cancer. Why are people willing to risk their health for it?
Never Too Buff
A new book reveals a troubling obsession: how male self-worth is increasingly tied to body image
Viewpoint
Joel Stein worries about his testosterone
Never Too Buff
A new book reveals a troubling obsession: how male self-worth is increasingly tied to body image
Viewpoint
Joel Stein worries about his testosterone
EUROPE
Blowing the Whistle on the Past
A former Czech political dissident hunts down communist-era secret police collaborators
Neither Here Nor There
Serbs who deserted the war in Kosovo are finding no welcome in the West
History Wins, Irving Loses
Controversial historian David Irving loses his libel suit and is branded a pro-Nazi falsifier of history
Viewpoint
Rich Westerners make poor advocates for their friends in the Third World
Viewpoint
Law enforcers must learn to move faster to snare global lawbreakers
MIDDLE EAST
Withdrawal Symptoms
Syria vacillates as Israel seeks world support for a plan to pull its troops out of southern Lebanon
Jews on Trial
An Iranian spy case undermines an ancient minority and a modern President
THE ARTS
The Rem Movement
Architecture is changing. The proof? Its biggest prize, the Pritzker, goes to a thinker rather than a pure designer
Performed with True Passion
The English National Opera brings Bach to vivid dramatic life
The End of Innocence
Ishiguro's new novel, When We Were Orphans, probes the wounds of vanished childhood
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