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...newer ipos." The risks only grow when mutual-fund managers--the institutional investors who are driving much of the stock boom--find themselves with little time to evaluate new issues. Nearly 40 new companies went public the week of Dec. 10 alone, as many as might have made their debut in an entire quarter a decade ago. "When 40 IPOs are priced in a week, there is no way a money manager can properly analyze them," Miller says. "I worry about that herd mentality...
White Rabbit is also the first novel by Kate Phillips, a 29-year-old Harvard Ph.D. student in American Civilization. The praise for Phillips' first novel has been plentiful. The New York Times called her "gifted" and describes her novel as "a remarkable debut." USA Today listed the book as one of its "Best Bets." All this recognition is very welcome to Phillips, who is clearly enjoying the success of her novel. In spite of her youth, Phillips has been looking forward to becoming a published author for many years...
Johnson's debut performance set the stage for a tantalizing matchup Friday night between the Lakers and Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls. Alas, Los Angeles found out the hard way why the Bulls are off to the best start in N.B.A. history (41-3). Chicago won by a score of 99-84, disappointing such celebrities as Jack Nicholson, Denzel Washington and John Cusack. Magic wasn't nearly as dazzling as he had been against the Warriors, but he did score 15 points--2 fewer than Jordan--and he showed he wasn't afraid to tangle with the likes of Dennis...
...issue press releases pointing to a triumph in one ratings category or another, and Mad's impressive performance has shown that SNL's supremacy may not be tenable any longer. Night Stand, a syndicated faux talk show, has acquired a small but devoted following since it made its debut in late night last fall. In it Tim Stack (who describes Night Stand as "Must Find TV") assumes the role of indulgent talk-show host Dick Dietrick, a master of the lame double entendre. Fox, meanwhile, is covering its bases in case Mad TV loses its momentum. This spring it will...
Cibo Matto's blissfully oddball music, by contrast, is free of any overt social agenda. The duo's impressive debut album Viva! La Woman is a seductive mix of hip-hop beats, jazzy instrumentation and goofy yet provocatively surreal lyrics. "The velocity of time turns her voice into sugar water," sings lead vocalist Miho Hatori on the genially bizarre Sugar Water. Food--apples, artichokes, white-pepper ice cream, beef jerky--is the album's constant, almost perverse preoccupation. "When Miho and I used to hang around before we started this band, we became close friends because we love...