Word: caste
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...cast is strong enough to pull off what would seem the impossible--resurrecting the movie from pure medical melodrama...
...Bush Administration Labor Secretary Lynn Martin created the commission in 1991 to document the problem and find ways to remove the barriers that keep women and minorities out of top corporate posts. Labor Secretary Robert Reich said today that the findings are a "strong argument for extra efforts to cast the net more widely and find qualified minorities and women." The commission's final report is due in November...
Though Dole used every means at his disposal to squeeze out the last vote, his defeat in his first major test as a majority leader in the current Congress is not exactly a plus for his presidential ambitions. He thus tried to cast the loss as a problem for the other side. "I wasn't elected Democratic leader," he said defensively, and for good measure added that "there would have been an amendment if there had been a real President" in the White House. Party hard-liners still grumbled that Dole could have done more to force the hand...
...year-old Broadway revival of the 1955 musical Damn Yankees needed a kick in the pants. So last week the cast got a fresh face, and it is the audience that's getting the kicks. The new boy is JERRY LEWIS, playing the devil. Those who doubted that the veteran comic (69 next week) could play the part without stealing-or ruining-the show have to give the devil his due. In previews (he opens officially this Sunday), Lewis' performance has been mostly shtick-free-and has drawn standing ovations. Says Lewis: "I'm bringing some of my insanity...
After a couple of decades in relative obscurity, Schwartz, 78, has suddenly resurfaced. He co-produced the current box-office hit The Brady Bunch Movie and has already started work on a sequel. He is in the midst of writing a big-screen version of Gilligan's Island. (No cast yet, but Schwartz has his wish list: Martin Short as Gilligan, John Goodman as the Skipper and Michelle Pfeiffer or Geena Davis as the improbably maquillaged starlet Ginger.) What's more, Schwartz is teaming with Ted Turner to create a chain of Gilligan-inspired amusement arcades. Among the attractions: Gilligan...