there was hardly a single happynmarriage in all of France. Suchnis the impression given by Ms.nSullerot. We can feel her greatnenthusiasm for women whon”burn with passion,” and we endurenher disdain for any restraint:n”. . . rigorous self-disciplinenwill torture and cripplenPhillips’s PhilternDebora Phillips with RobertnJudd: Sexual Confidence:nDiscovering the Joys of Intimacy;nHoughton Mifflin Co.;nBoston.nThe dust-jacket picture ofnDr. (of psychiatry) Phillips exudesnexactly the title of her bookn—sexual confidence. Wearing anscoop-necked sweater with peeka-booncrochet trim down thenmiddle, she has her hands thrustnprovocatively into her pocketsnand an enormous smile, completenwith dimple, on her face.nThe jacket blurb about thenauthors explains that she teachesnhuman sexuality to medical students,ngynecologists and psychiatrists.nWe are thus assurednthat she is definitely annAuthority.nDr. Phillips is not only annAuthority, she also seems to bena very organized, methodicalnperson, at least judging from hernpenchant for list-making. Wenare presented with lists of thingsnto do, or to think about, in ordernto increase our sexual confi­nWASTE OF MONEYn4()inChronicles of Cttlturenwomen for centuries to come.”nAfter all her hard work, itnseems to us that Ms. Sullerotnhas missed the point: it is notnso much that women should benincomplete without men, ornmen without women, but tiiatneach is incomplete without thenother. (BK) Dndence and pleasure. In order tonreduce any of a myriad of sexualnanxieties, we are instructed tonmake “anxiety hierarchy lists.”nThere are also step-by-step plansnto get rid of fear, self-consciousnessnand jealousy, all of whichnare considered obstacles to sexualnpleasure. In a single slimnvolume, Dr. Phillips sweepsnaway the mists and cobwebs ofninhibition (religious, moral,nparental) about anything, andnshe paves the way for everyonento enjoy sex with almost anyonenin just about any manner imaginable.nWe are assured that homosexuality,nmasturbation andnbondage fantasies, among othernthings, are not only quite allnright, but perhaps even beneficial.nShe has also been thoughtfulnenough to provide the readernwith a set of “exercises” at thenend of some chapters.nAll these theories and suggestionsnwould worry us, exceptnthat they are contained in one ofnthe silliest, most banal treatisesnpossible. A few of Dr. Phillips’snmost original and profound observations:n”In all the magic andnmusic of sex, there’s a certainnsloppiness.” “Beauty is differentnthings to different people.” “Sexncan also lead to pregnancy.” IfnDr. Phillips is an Authority,nthen this is one area better leftnto the amateurs. (BK) DnLIKI:KALnCULTlRi:nHype & SensationalismnUpon the arrival of the HousenSelect Committee on NarcoticsnAbuse and Control in TinselnTown, a hue and cry was raisednby several actors and actresses,nthe likes of which hasn’t beennheard on the West Coast sincenthe San Francisco Earthquakenof 1906. Their world seemed tonbe threatened. All RepresentativenLeo Zeferetti’s committeenwanted to know was whethernStardust and cocaine existed innnnSocial Registernequal abundance on and aroundnHollywood Boulevard.nThe most interesting protestncame from Ms. Cathy Lee Crosby—whonrefused to testify beforenthe committee because ofn”media hype and • sensationalism.”nMs. Crosby hosts ABC’sn”That’s Incredible.” On thatnprogram Ms. Crosby, wearingnthe most form-flattering outfitnshe can stuff herself into, narratesnfilm showing a man catchingna shot arrow in his teeth ornsomething equally ingenious,nthen utters with all the ingenuousnessnshe can muster:n”That’s incredible.” It’s natural,nthen, that sniffing coke at partiesnseems to her something onnthe order of nibbling at a pancake.nOther considerations, likenthe drug-induced mortality ratenamong juveniles who cull theirnideas for living from Hollywoodngossip, do not enter her VidalnSassooned head. (GSV) DnUnbridled passions are skyrocketing in the highest circlesnof British society, as the London press reports on that heartrendingnscene from the private lifenof Charles, Prince of Wales, and hisnnewly betrothed, the lovely LadynDiana Spencer:nThe 19-year-old Diana, who willnmarry the heir to the Britishnthrone July 29, cried after gettingna farewell kiss from the prince atnLondon’s Heathrow Airport. Henalso appeared emotional as he said,n’Take care.’nThe behavior of the heir to the British throne strikes one asnsomewhat unrestrained. To pronounce such a highlypersonalnphrase in a public airport is a little shocking. After all, nonone of good breeding would pronounce “Take care!” soncasually and in the presence of so many commoners. Smallnwonder that, as the Associated Press reports:nOne airport official said, ‘We have never seen such a touchingnfarewell.’ •n