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...hall? And as dope as that party was, wasnit there just a little something...missing? This is where Beetlejuice comes in. For the modest fee of $600 an hour (plus transportation), he will entertain your guests by dressing up in a Superman suit, putting on full protective gear, and letting you and every single last one of your guests grab him (he is also equipped with two handles) and toss him as far as you possibly can. He emerges unscathed due to the protective gear and two queen-sized (recently updated to king size) air mattresses on which he lands...

Author: By Gustavo M. Gonzalez, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Shameless Exploitation or Capitalist Initiative? | 2/24/2000 | See Source »

...Game Boys and More Instead of a garage crammed with speedboats, surfboards and assorted play gear, the home will have various fold-out recreational simulators and gaming pods...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will Our Houses Look Like? | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...elsewhere for your office supplies (Bob Slate), books (Harvard Bookstore or practicallyanywhere.com) and Harvard insignia gear (the man behind the escalator in the T station will get you a fabulous deal). If you have a young child in the family that cannot, simply cannot go on without that "Someone at Harvard loves me" teddy bear, you are exempt from this protest movement--who am I to crush the dreams of a child? (If you yourself simply cannot go on without a daily supply of Harvard clothes, stationary and teddy bears, you too are exempt. Because you scare...

Author: By Robin M. Wasserman, | Title: A Bow St. Revolution For All | 2/17/2000 | See Source »

Physical comedy was the order of the day in Loot, and particularly rib-tickling was Fay's confession to the murder of Mrs. McLeavy, with melodrama and cheesy music in full gear, and the sorrowful admission that "Euthanasia was against my religion. So I murdered her." Of course, Orton himself objected to the use of any camp in the original productions of his plays, but in modern times, when Orton's once unprecedented criticisms of societal values are no longer so, well, unprecedented, the actors need the energy of camp to let them rip into his lines. So while...

Author: By Cheryl Chan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Laughter at the Loeb: Orton There's a Hoot | 2/11/2000 | See Source »

...have to explain to the jury why they stopped Diallo, why they felt threatened, why they continued to shoot as much as they did, and whether they stopped when he was down. They're going to have to tell a tale the jury can hook on to." As they gear up for the moment of truth, the officers are in a unique position to defend themselves, says White; police, as a group, are both more vilified and more admired than the average defendant. And although the jury was carefully screened to eliminate people with strong feelings toward the police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fast-Paced Diallo Trial Has Not Been Kind to Defense | 2/10/2000 | See Source »

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