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Blair House was inevitable. When the chore changed from campaigning to governing, Clinton had to confront the flaws in his prescriptions and the excessively optimistic projections of the institutions over which he has no control. "The bad news had to be delivered at some point," says Labor Secretary-designate Robert Reich. "It was only a matter of when and where...
...when a merchant (voiced, as is the Genie, by Robin Williams) offers to sell the viewer a "combination hookah and coffee maker -- also makes julienne fries," Aladdin is a ravishing thrill ride pulsing at MTV-video tempo. You have to go twice -- and that's a treat, not a chore -- to catch the wit in the decor, the throwaway gags, the edges of the action. Blink, and you'll miss the pile of "discount fertilizer" Aladdin's pursuers land in; or the fire eater with an upset stomach; or half of Williams' convulsing asides. Chuck Jones' verdict is judicious: Aladdin...
...backpack thefts by a cult of school-yard video-game enthusiasts). Forcing the junior detectives to read and write -- and perform other word tasks, like deciphering anagrams -- in order to solve mysteries is an ingenious way of getting young viewers to treat reading as something other than a chore...
...chore is sitting through the show. Despite some rudimentary special effects (animated letters rearranging themselves on a page; wisps of light traveling around the room), Ghostwriter seems to have unlearned nearly all the lessons that CTW has taught us about using TV to grab kids' attention. The stories unfold with painful slowness, and the breezy humor of first-rate CTW fare like Square One TV is strangely absent. Though aimed at seven- to 10- year-olds, the show seems too dull-witted and elementary. Looking for clues to the ghostwriter's identity, the kids try to analyze...
...physical symptoms and restricted diet aren't enough, many diabetics must also give themselves blood tests every day, pricking their fingers repeatedly to see how much sugar is in their blood. But a new sensor from Sandia National Labs -- yes, the nuclear-weapons people -- makes the chore painless. A powerful infra-red light shines through the fingertip; careful analysis of the light as it emerges reveals the exact composition of the blood coursing through that finger, including the precise percentage of sugar. Sandia is seeking a corporate partner to market the device...