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...them orbit historical and mythological figures: Roy Cohn (Al Pacino), the diabolical former aide to Senator Joseph McCarthy who is gay, closeted and stricken with AIDS; the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg (Meryl Streep), whom Cohn, by pulling strings, got executed for treason; and an angel (Emma Thompson)--the spiritual avatar of America. When she smashes through the ceiling of Prior's apartment to draft him as an unwilling prophet, all hell breaks loose--or, really, terrifyingly, all heaven does...
DIED. C.Z. GUEST, 83, avatar of high society and syndicated gardening columnist; in Old Westbury, N.Y. After a rebellious youthful turn as a show girl (and posing nude for Diego Rivera), she married the heir to a steel fortune in 1947 on Ernest Hemingway's Havana plantation and went on to become a mainstay of society columns and best-dressed lists for years...
...relatives whom Virgil left behind, they suddenly found themselves involved in a movement that had seemed remote before his death, and they drew strength from its nonviolent philosophy. "You can't hate anyone and call yourself a Christian," says Virgil's brother Melvin, who has since become an avatar of racial harmony in his community...
...more stylish Koh Samui is emerging from the bars and backpacks, then its avatar is undoubtedly Zico's, tel: (66 77) 230 500, a multilevel Brazilian bar and grill on Chaweng beach. Skewers of meat are carved straight to your plate, and in full swing it's a carnivorous orgy, with devastating desserts thrown in. Meanwhile, those who think meat is murder can head for the mezzanine and Koh Samui's coolest bar. If there's room, of course...
...rave crowd: its bloodthirsty vampires. No longer are they of Dracula’s ilk, who at least treated his prey like dainty four-course meals. Deacon Frost, the latest threat to humanity, wants nothing to do with such namby-pambiness and seeks to become the all-powerful vampiric avatar, La Magra. Blade, of course, is not big on plot; the movie’s true strength lies in its new-age rendition of Stoker’s saga with Marvel Comic elements. And the visuals of Blade pumping silver into vampire gut. Blade screens...