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...Ellen: The Puppy Episode After the endless media tease, the stakes were high for Ellen's coming-out episode on ABC. To live up to its hype, it had to be a classic--and it was. The hourlong broadcast had wit, charm and great performances by Ellen DeGeneres, Laura Dern and Oprah Winfrey, perfectly cast as a therapist...
...RAGTIME The musical version of E.L. Doctorow's best-selling novel could have been a high-minded bore, a musical for people who hate musicals. Or, given all the promotional hype (the show has been trumpeted seemingly since the Ice Age), another mega-disappointment. In fact, it turns out to be a landmark American musical. Doctorow's turn-of-the-century tapestry, mixing fact and fiction, has been expertly refashioned for the stage by playwright Terrence McNally; director Frank Galati has showcased it in a crisp and beautiful production; the score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty gets better with...
...must agree with Krauthammer that the El Nino phenomenon is being blamed for things that it has nothing to do with. Instead of focusing on the hype and rhetoric surrounding El Nino, the U.S. should reflect on the underlying causes of global warming and cooperate to slow or eliminate them. If they fail to do this, humanity will be headed toward a disaster of biblical proportions. By burning the rain forests, freely using fossil fuels and increasing the pollution from motor vehicles, mankind may one day create a hell on earth, where fertile regions, such as lush tropical rain forests...
Greenspan is laughing as if he's heard a great joke. And that's what the market is right now--a big joke. After the punch line (the definitive crash), the market will reflect real values, not hype. M. ARTHUR GILLIS Dallas...
Despite all the hype, and all the anti-IRS hysteria, only 5,000 taxpayers nationwide called in advance for appointments, and there were not a lot of drop-bys. Perhaps more will come in April. For now, however, it seems the generous offer to spend your Saturday with an IRS agent doesn't hold that much appeal...