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Charlotte (1-4) is struggling with Anthony Mason out for the season and Glen Rice sidelined for at least six weeks after elbow surgery. The Hawks, on the other hand, bolstered their bench after the lockout and have started the season with four victories in five games...
Meanwhile, the already depleted Eastern Conference's superstar fund has taken a beating, as New York's Latrell Sprewell, Miami's Jamal Mashburn and Voshon Lenard and Charlotte's Glen Rice and Anthony Mason have all sustained major injuries shortly into the reduced 50-game slate...
...scene was straight out of "Perry Mason," or at least a lesser "Matlock": Microsoft lawyer Tom Burt hectoring Sun VP (and Java creator) James Gosling and dissing the very same technology that Burt yesterday presented as a profound threat to the future of Redmond. Burt's refrain: Java is an inferior technology...
...proven guilty, you're still innocent." And as for President Clinton, he simply makes references to the "sex maniacs in Martha's Vineyard" and gets the obligatory laugh. Many of the jokes seem old, and it's entirely possible that Much Ado About Everything is a recycled mishmash of Mason's past shows. But he's still an engaging comedian (despite his limited focus and his tendency to speak at a whirlwind pace...
...Mason to be at full force, he must stop trying to walk the tightrope of "moral correctness." He can't always tell the honest truth and still be politically correct. Plus, defensive qualifications compromise his humor and make the audience feel self-conscious. Who wants to hear a comedian apologize for being funny...