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Bound by their rigorous methodology, Lesch et al. (poor al.; such lousy billing for nine talented scientists) are careful not to extrapolate their findings to the general population. But what if 70% of Americans have the short gene and only 30% have the long? That's a huge majority of neurotics. If 70% of the voters had favored Clinton, they would have given him an unprecedented landslide; if 70% of the TV audience watched one show, it would be a historic hit; if 70% of football fans rooted for the New York Jets, they would be out of their mind...
Nevertheless, based on the genetic analysis and three different personality tests given to their subjects, Lesch et al. assure us that a large majority possessed the short gene and that this gene had a significant association with neuroticism, tension, suspiciousness, worry and pessimism, and fear of uncertainty. Research has not yet been conducted on whether the short gene is also linked to irritability over badly subtitled foreign films...
...today's habitually ugly headlines. It is curious, then, why anyone would tackle a remake of the film without having come up with anything more insightful to say about the nature of evil. Nevertheless, In Cold Blood the mini-series arrives this week (Nov. 24 and 26 9 p.m. ET...
...deal with Paramount Pictures--in writing--that Hard Copy would no longer cover him, or he'd boycott Paramount's other, puffier show, Entertainment Tonight. The deal lasted six months. Then Hard Copy did a story on Clooney's girlfriend Celine Balidran. The actor quickly imposed a ban on ET and spoke about it publicly, even berating Paramount executive Frank Kelly for making the deal at all. "A so-called news format show will agree that they will not be covering me in any future stories, if I do his other show," his letter to ET said. "Now that...
Whether it succeeds or fails, the CBS sitcom Ink (Monday, 8:30 p.m. ET) will be remembered for inspiring one of the most refreshing bursts of candor in television history. When the pilot episode for the Ted Danson-Mary Steenburgen comedy was finished, the people involved could scarcely contain their lack of enthusiasm. Danson, at a press conference, said he didn't want to "disclaim the baby" but promised the show would improve. Steenburgen likened the series to making a batch of pancakes: sometimes "you throw out the first." A few weeks later CBS tossed out all four episodes completed...