Word: fame
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thing we ought to clear up right away: Stanley Kubrick was not, as careless journalism always insisted, reclusive. Elusive was a better word for him; seclusive the best one, implying, one hopes, that his refusal of fame's odious and stupefying obligations was a conscious, clarifying choice he had embraced, not a neurotic compulsion to which he had surrendered...
...extracts of Ginkgo biloba, sweet clover and bladder wrack (a seaweed). It arrived in U.S. drugstores last week and got lots of attention on TV news shows. Yet experts say there's no solid evidence that Cellasene has any beneficial effect on cellulite. The pill's 15 minutes of fame provides a lesson in the power and perils of hype...
...Comedian Harmonists sang its signature closing tune, Auf Wiederseh'n, My Dear, for the last time. The three Jews went abroad and formed a new outfit, the Comedy Harmonists, while the others stayed in Berlin, recruited new members as Das Meistersextett (the Master Sextet). Neither faction enjoyed the fame of the original group--an emblem, a casualty and a lovely memory of a fractious...
What makes Gandolfini's distance from the universe of projection and transference even more compelling is that the character actor (featured recently in A Civil Action and now in 8mm) has come into fame as the star of HBO's sublime series The Sopranos, the story of a suburban mafioso's efforts to deal with an identity crisis. The show shares the premise of the current hit film Analyze This, but unlike that comedy The Sopranos has a rich life beyond the wackiness of its conceit. For help with his troubles, Gandolfini's Tony Soprano--overburdened Mob manager, conflicted husband...
...Clintons understand how sick we are of fame-obsessed power junkies who keep crawling back into the ring for one more dose of adoration? Hillary, go home! Handle your marriage. Heal your daughter. Get a real job. RICHARD S. ABRAHAM Oak Brook...