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...world made up of ferociously protective aides and a collection of friends from Arkansas like television producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. (Just two weeks ago, in fact, Hillary called with suggestions for a title for Bloodworth-Thomason's latest sitcom pilot. Bloodworth-Thomason was startled. She says with a laugh, "You want to say, 'Shouldn't you be off inspecting meat somewhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HILLARY CLINTON: TURNING FIFTY | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

...realize that he or she is not alone in wondering "why the hell 'they' do that." "That" can refer to anything from burping in public or trying on five seemingly identical outfits. Couples often don't realize that miscommunication and disappointment are common to everyone. Becker makes them laugh at themselves--a feat that is truly remarkable and worth more than 30 dollars...

Author: By Kamil E. Redmond, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Defending' Stereotypes | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

What vocation is more ancient or innately human than the art of bringing people together to laugh, talk and get to know each other? Yes, doctors and lawyers and others with such "real life" jobs have it cut out for themselves, but how do their professional dilemmas compare to those of the matchmaker's? Giving its version of the age-old profession, Hollywood has produced yet another saccharine, 90s Darcy-Lizzy date movie in the form of The Matchmaker...

Author: By Angma D. Jhala, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Task of 'Matchmaker' Trouble-Free in an Irish Disneyland | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

Watching the situation of morals in politics these days is kind of like viewing a silent slapstick film. Just as the actors scurry around the sets as fast as possible hoping for a laugh, our legislators are pulling every trick in the book trying to capitalize on the current vogue for morality. Indeed, spurred on by eager pollsters, the Republicans are convinced these days that the people want moral action. Unfortunately, the people are not very clear about what sort of moral action they want taken, and the Republicans are left spinning their wheels trying to capture the sentiment. Meanwhile...

Author: By Noah I. Dauber, | Title: Moral Politics and the Polls | 10/15/1997 | See Source »

Indeed, the ceremony missed no opportunity to laugh at scientific ironies. Periodic "Heisenberg Certainty Lectures" interrupted the evening's program. These 30-second lectures addressed a random topic of the speaker's choice...

Author: By Eran A. Mukamel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ten Academics Honored With Ig Nobel Prizes | 10/10/1997 | See Source »

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