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...With reporting by Laura Karmatz and Andrew Goldstein and research by Joan Levinstein...
When Rosemary Clooney first heard Come On-a My House, she was underwhelmed. "I thought the lyric ranged from incoherent to just plain silly," she recalls in her engaging memoir Girl Singer: An Autobiography (Doubleday), written with Joan Barthel. But Clooney soon changed her mind when the playful song catapulted her to stardom. "I'd gone from being just another girl singer to a full-page photo in LIFE, from 'Rosemary who?' to a household word," she marvels...
...people the world over. And it is seldom that the sentiments of peace on earth, goodwill and good cheer are actually observed by everybody. But for one night the world was truly united. Everyone marked the moment joyfully, meaningfully, safely and spectacularly. That in itself was something to celebrate. JOAN MCINTOSH Norman, Okla...
When should courts give an adult a role in raising a child? Many family-law experts say the first step is deciding who has done the real parenting. Joan Hollinger, visiting professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, says the decision should be made on grounds not of biology but of which adults have developed "significant relationships" with a child. Then, parents should be allowed to raise their children with minimal government intrusion, unless the child is in danger. "When you have someone who's taken on the responsibility of performing as a parent, we really need...
...build Oscar buzz. A new stylist (paid per event) is helping her glam up. "It's so weird. I get calls from designers: 'We'll send a look book. Just tell us what you want,'" says Swank, whose current taste for Valentino should avert barbs from E! channel fashionista Joan Rivers. And the agent who negotiated the deal for Boys Don't Cry is gone, along with her manager of nine years. Instead she's signed with Kevin Huvane, the powerful Creative Artists Agency executive whose other clients include Tom Cruise. "Every agent in town called me," she explains...