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    JACQUELINE KENNEDY-ONASSIS, at the angsty age of 16, in a 1945 note to her boyfriend. A cache of unpublished Jackie O. love letters recently sold at auction for $134,500

    INTERNET GENIUS

    MacGyverpedia

    Comprehensive nostalgia is one of the Internet's greatest gifts. Just take a look at MacRecipes, a database compiled by information-design firm Fathom of every crazy ingredient used by 1980s TV action hero MacGyver. Here's a twisty look at the many household items the secret agent used to create diversions:

    Episode 1 matches • string • rifle Episode 4 firecrackers • candle • duct tape Episode 6 gas-soaked rag Episode 7 model airplane Episode 9 Buzz saw • vacuum • sawdust • wood chips Episode 10 tray with pots • pans sitting on bags of melting ice Episode 60 inflatable inner tube Episode 63 matches • rum Episode 81 walkie-talkie Episode 84 camera flash Episode 85 camera flash Episode 86 jewelry • cord Episode 95 whiskey • cigar Episode 101 kerosene lamp • trash can • fire extinguisher Episode 103 soft-drink machine Episode 121 steam hose • gravel Episode 140 string • armor • candle

    ART

    The Abstract Pope

    It seems some Romans still prefer their art classical. A new sculpture of Pope John Paul II outside the Termini train station was panned by both residents and the Vatican for resembling "a tent," "a bomb," "Benito Mussolini"--anything but the late Pontiff.

    5 THINGS YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS WEEK

    1. The end of süperflüoüs ümlaüts in song titles.

    Lady Gaga's "Yoü and I" has broüght back the tradition.

    2. The quality of Mark Burnett's 10-hour Bible miniseries.

    The producer of Survivor will know how to handle the banishment of Hagar.

    3. American Idol's geographic focus.

    This season's winner is from the Southeast. Again.

    4. New ideas.

    VH1's Pop Up Videos is returning after 10 years away.

    5. Misunderstanding Sarah Palin's career.

    A new Palin-sanctioned documentary hopes to set the record straight.

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