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Writing is a deceptive activity. It appears to the general public, and to that lesser breed of writers, as an activity, something to be put on a summer camp agenda, if you will. The image of the writer is Hemingway at his typewriter in the jungle, or Woody Allen in his New York apartment...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: To Write | 1/23/1998 | See Source »

...Friendly Ghost, Winky Dink and Swee'Pea. Though she was featured in over 1,900 films, Questel once complained that she could walk down a New York City street without being recognized. In one of her last film roles, she played a caricature of a different sort, Woody Allen's mother in the movie New York Stories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jan. 19, 1998 | 1/19/1998 | See Source »

...dangerous thing isn't marrying the adopted daughter of his ex-lover--we were prepped for that long before WOODY ALLEN and SOON-YI PREVIN wed in Venice over Christmas. No, the dangerous part is trying to make her an actress. Allen is writing an off-Broadway show for his bride. According to the New York Post, while this type of move worked well with past loves Louise Lasser, Diane Keaton and Mia Farrow, they had the advantage of being actresses. Soon-Yi, on the other hand, may be traveling down the bumpy road taken by Tom Arnold. "He likes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jan. 12, 1998 | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

...growing, at least in the only demographic category that matters, adults ages 18 to 49. In a particularly sneaky appeal to Seinfeld's ego, the presentation included a graph showing his show's gains over the past five seasons, in contrast to the losses for fellow stand-up Tim Allen's Home Improvement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: It's All About Timing | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

...thousands of people who are sensitive to dust and who suffer from respiratory and heart diseases. And the winners will not be gardeners, as you said, or lawn-care workers; the winner will be the company that makes a blower that complies with city noise standards. JACK ALLEN Zero Air Pollution Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 12, 1998 | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

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