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...material is a little too close to home for many Hispanics, who charge that Mambo Mouth perpetuates negative, sexist stereotypes. A female columnist in the Village Voice accused Leguizamo of promoting "refried machismo" and "woman bashing." The actor rejects the charge. "To some Latin people, we're not allowed to mock ourselves," he says. "I'm supposed to be doing the Bill Cosby-Brady Bunch syndrome." Leguizamo acknowledges, however, that his unflinching portrayals of Latin lowlifes, louts and losers can trigger a painful catharsis. "Latin culture is very subliminal. There's still a lot of self-hate. It's underneath...
Different issues arise from the Williams case. The columnist says, and Post editors do not disagree, that his pro-Thomas piece was invited and submitted before he was told about the harassment charges. But Mark Jukowitz, media critic of the weekly Boston Phoenix, contends, "If I'm Juan Williams, I absolutely take myself out of the ball game" -- meaning no further comment on Thomas. (In fact, executive editor Leonard Downie ordered Williams to stop appearing on TV shows until the charges against him are resolved.) It may be hard to decide where to draw the line, but Columbia's Isaacs...
...have here three new books and an I.Q. score. The books concern Wall Street's fallen financiers. The I.Q. belongs to Nelson Peltz. It's not as titillating as, say, Dan Quayle's (now there would be a columnist's dream come true), but it does hold some interest when you consider that Nelson's net worth -- which 10 years ago was roughly the size of your own, give or take a few million -- is pegged in the just released Forbes 400 at $600 million...
...Columnist Ann Lewis and former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Murphy kicked off a series of weekly lectures on women's political issues last night...
Silverglate, a criminal defense lawyer and columnist for the Boston Phoenix, spoke on the difficulties of legalizing medicinal cannabis and said the change will take place through "legislation rather than litigation...