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...selling a family jewel, Samuel I. ("Si") Newhouse Jr., chairman of Random House's parent company, Advance Publications, proved that he could read a market as well as a book. And publishing is not a pretty story. Costs have been skyrocketing in a market shaken by high advances, torpid sales and power struggles with superstore book chains. In a statement, Newhouse said the company had reached a "decision to focus its efforts on the management and expansion of its core business of newspapers, magazines, business journals and cable...
...American Association of Retired Persons and with Jon Bon Jovi headed nowhere, given his quiet 1997 solo single "Midnight in Chelsea," arena rock is rapidly nearing extinction. In its absence--if recent Grammy Awards are any indication--we face pop airwaves dominated by the mushy background music of Jewel, Celine Dion, Hootie and the Blowfish, Shawn Colvin and Paula Cole...
...logic that compelled ABC to pay so much for Monday Night Football is also expansive. Without its "crown jewel," ABC would have a serious programming hole on Monday night--try coming up with half a dozen new shows. And even with diminished ratings, football still delivers eyeballs, particularly those of the young male viewers whom advertisers of cars, beer and other guy stuff want to reach. Although Monday Night's ratings are at an all-time low, the program ranked fifth among prime-time shows...
...what kinds of educational titles do you have?" I asked the fellow behind the counter. He scratched his chin. "What about Rocky Hopper's Penguin Racing?" he asked, flipping the jewel box my way. "You press the buttons. The penguins waddle." Nah. My kids hate bird racing. What else you got? "Well, Boxer's Road is good," he said. "You manage a boxer hour by hour--his diet, his exercise regimen." How do you understand it? I asked, "Do you speak Japanese...
...Most Troubled Craft The space station Mir, once the crown jewel of Russia's space program, fell on hard times this year as a string of mishaps threatened to shut the ship down for good. But Mir stayed aloft. And NASA, which has been sending U.S. astronauts to the station since 1995, plans to stand by its Russian partner...