Word: hysteria
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...people fed up with lawbreaking, there is an undeniable psychological satisfaction in the thought of making hard time live up to its name. "Politicians are responding to the public, which is looking to impose mild forms of torture,'' says David Anderson, author of Crime & the Politics of Hysteria. In a new TIME/CNN poll, 67% of those questioned thought inmates were treated too leniently. Chain gangs were approved by 65%. And 51% thought convicts should be deprived of their TV sets and barbells...
...solid twist on Tarantino Cheek is The Usual Suspects, written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. The film echoes Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, but with less hysteria and a more intricate plot. For its quintet of thieves lusting for the big score, The Usual Suspects convenes five scarred souls, including a chatty gimp (Spacey) and an anguished antihero (Byrne). In California on a quick job, they run up against a vicious, unseen ganglord named Keyser Soze-a name that has the smolder of Satan in it. One by one, the thieves...
...hysteria continues into the world of infomercials, where TIME's Wendy Cole reports that the company will air a 30-minute "syndicated television special" in 70 major television markets. In an infomercial first, the program will run commercials for other companies, such as Coke, during the half-hour slot which Microsoft purchased, making the commercial appear like regular television programming. "This blurs the distinction between programming and advertising," reports Cole. "But make no mistake, Bill Gates paid for this program. You won't hear anything but good news about Windows...
...rule, computer-wise citizens of cyberspace tend to be strong civil libertarians and First Amendment absolutists. Some clearly believe that Time, by publicizing the Rimm study, was contributing to a mood of popular hysteria, sparked by the Christian Coalition and other radical-right groups, that might lead to a crackdown. It would be a shame, however, if the damaging flaws in Rimm's study obscured the larger and more important debate about hard-core porn on the Internet...
...None of the unfortunate individuals who have resided temporarily or passed through this town had anything at all to do with the Oklahoma incident. Associating those who are homeless, despondent and trapped in their own personal turmoil with the machinations of paramilitary organizations serves only to promote paranoia and hysteria. We in Needles will try to understand the Oklahoma tragedy and ignore the outrageous connection you have made. LEON BERGER, City Manager Needles, California...