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DIED. GRAYSON KIRK, 94, imperious former president of Columbia University; in Bronxville, N.Y. After he was appointed in 1953, the university's endowments quadrupled. For all his financial acumen, Kirk grossly miscalculated, when he called in 1,000 police in 1968 to quell antiwar protests. Hundreds of students were arrested and dozens injured...
...this simply a matter of artistic genre. While Pocahontas and Anastasia provide two of the most glaring cases in recent years, non-animated films, such as Mel Gibson's Braveheart or Kirk Douglas' classic Spartacus are strewn with the same sort of historical problems, if perhaps to a lesser degree. Notably, these movies are also, first and foremost, dramatic vehicles...
...opium-den vibe; "The Clock Is Ticking" incorporates electric guitars and vocal distortions more freshly than any R&B since En Vogue's "Free Your Mind"; and "Hold On," the final track, makes the unlikely choice of Brandy's lightweight hit "Baby" as the sample-basis for one of Kirk Franklin's bebop spiritual revivals...
Meanwhile, TV's religious crusade continues. Universal Television is developing a sitcom for gospel singer Kirk Franklin. CBS will devote four hours this spring to a Celestine Prophecy miniseries. America's Martin postulates that all this activity "is reflective of a general trend toward spirituality." Ed. Weinberger, who made his mark with shows like Taxi before creating the 1986 Sherman Hemsley vehicle, Amen, and this year's Good News, is a bit more cynical. "People are sniffing a dollar, I guess...
...first wave of the new faith-based approach to poverty came at the state level, where some social-services departments began matching welfare recipients with participating churches. In Mississippi, Governor Kirk Fordice's Faith and Families program has paired 504 welfare families with 338 churches, which help them with everything from studying for the high school equivalency exam to honing job-interview skills. Michigan's welfare officials have hired two umbrella religious groups to work with more than 100 churches on a similar program. Welfare recipients aren't required to attend church, but the idea is that the church will...