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...marketing are just part of the lure. This minimalist horror film, which appears to be a self-filmed documentary of three filmmakers who get lost in the Maryland woods while tracking down a local witch legend, has become the Elvis, the E.T., the Pet Rock of 1999--the hottest item in a hot summer. Shagadelic--what's that? Jar Jar Binks--remind me. Ricky Martin--isn't he Dino's kid? For this moment (and treasure it, because it may vanish as fast as it materialized), Blair Witch is the must-attend social event for plugged-in America...
...Your item listing the salaries of various heads of state [NOTEBOOK, June 7] said the President of Costa Rica earns $250,000 a year. That figure is completely off the mark. The yearly salary of Costa Rica's President amounts to $98,036--including an allowance for expenses. The President does not live in a house paid for by the government but in his private residence. In addition, all household expenditures are paid from his personal income. JAIME DAREMBLUM, AMBASSADOR Embassy of Costa Rica Washington...
GOING GOING...The Miami high school student who tried to auction his "virginty" (sic) online was shut down, but most auction websites don't get nearly so interesting. Listing an item has become so easy and inexpensive that users are beginning to hock anything. Here's a sampling of items recently put up for sale on ebay, Lycos and other auction sites. Just...
...start rounding to the nearest nickel. Yet rounding is in force on military bases and in some foreign countries. Three and four get rounded to five; one and two get rounded to zero. Even Einstein would be hard-pressed to defeat that system. You round at the end, not item by item, and you wouldn't round at all if paying by check or credit card. Sure, Dunkin' Donuts could price a cup of coffee at 98[cents] and round up. But two cups would cost $1.96, which means rounding down. And what makes you think retailers don't already...
...Although the interview may make the debut issue of Ms. Brown?s new venture the hottest item on this week?s newsstands, it?s not entirely clear that it?ll bounce her clear of New York mayor Rudy Giuliani in what?s shaping up to be a closely-contested Senate race. "Her enemies like to cast her as cold, calculating and ambitious, and sharing her own pain in this interview helps to humanize her," says McAllister. "But that won?t necessarily change anyone?s mind about whether or not they want her representing them in the Senate." And -- wouldn...