Word: bowling
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...latest British invasion has come in the form of Joseph Fiennes, another actor in the fine family first introduced to us by Ralph of The English Patient fame. Harvey Weinstein, the founder of Miramax, definitely has his finger in the Oscar punch bowl again this year with Shakespeare in Love, one of the two films that prominently feature Fiennes--Joseph, that is. The other film is Elizabeth, another indie film with strong performances from all the players...
Worst of all, marketability has a measurable effect on the athletic contests themselves. In college football last year, for example, Kansas State, a Cinderella team which was only double-over-time loss away from college football's national championship game, was knocked out the four most prestigious bowl games because the Wildcats did not have the drawing power of big-name football schools like Florida and Texas A&M. This in turn hit the university in its pocketbook: Kansas State, which would have made $12 million in a top-tier bowl game, instead drew a $1 million payout...
Imminent defeat is liberating. Say you knew you were going to lose the Super Bowl, but you had to play the game anyway. Wouldn't you want a glitzy halftime show starring Monica? Some Republican Senators voted for witnesses to make sure the trial passed constitutional muster, on the theory that partisanship in defense of the Constitution is no vice. But many more believe Lewinsky Live is their last best hope of attracting the public's attention and changing its mind...
...even as it seemed to widen. Could they have been faking how far apart they really were to please their respective constituencies? Afterward, Lott didn't gloat. Daschle didn't go nuclear. Tom Harkin didn't pout. The Senators stampeded to the airport, heading home or to the Super Bowl in Miami. There, at least, the outcome was still...
...cover. One has two rifles, a shotgun and a handgun. Another is buying rolls of toilet paper in Arkansas. While these people are shooting it out over the last piece of toilet tissue on New Year's Day, my family and I will be comfortably watching the Rose Bowl parade with all of our electric appliances working just fine. DOUGLAS A. HIKADE Mount Laurel...