Word: cults
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Start your weekend right by hanging out with a little, elderly British nun. Sister Wendy Beckett (a.k.a. Sister Wendy), has become something of a cult figure because of her discussions of artwork on BBC and PBS. Although she does all of her work by examining reproductions and postcards in her cottage in England, Sister Wendy's analysis is quite thorough. Today she will be at the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum to talk about "The Ideal Museum." 6:30 p.m. 280 The Fenway, Boston, 278-5102. Tickets $7 general, $5 member and seniors, free for students...
...moody. When word spreads around the White House that he's in one of his frequent foul humors, people like to say "Skippy" (as in evil twin) is in that day. He's allergic to the spotlight in a city where most people crave it. "I'm into the cult of nonpersonality," he once told the Washington Post, via a spokeswoman. His brother Tony, an outside adviser to Vice President Al Gore, says his brother's "real ambition is to open up a T-shirt store in Maui." All these traits would seem to make Podesta an odd choice...
Over the last two decades, the heavy praise lavished on John Carpenter by his cult following has given the director a bit of a reputation as a Hollywood "visionary." In truth, he is little more than a competent filmmaker, capable of producing solid genre pieces. But Carpenter is dead-on in his interpretation of the material for Vampires. Understanding the maniacal and often
...aforementioned "Hope" and "Walk Unafraid" will undoubtedly become favorites within the cult of R.E.M. fanatics, but the true test will come with radio airplay. "Hope" has the most "hope," because its upbeat style gets the legs moving with the beat, but the lyrics are actually supposedly about an AIDS patient. The somber topics raised in the song seem to clash with the actual tune, but this proves to be one of Stipe's lasting characteristics which surfaced on the group's first hit "The One I Love...
...much air time, on the short-lived "Jon Stewart Show" on MTV. In book form, however, his alternatingly grotesque and hysterical comedic style finds a happy home. These are not jokes that would work in a standup routine; but on paper, a 10-page story about a lazy cult leader who convinces his followers that a Captain Crunch cereal box will come to life and lead them to salvation becomes surprisingly funny...