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Stephen later discerned several new characteristics of black holes and demonstrated that the stupendous forces of the Big Bang would have created mini-black holes, each with a mass about that of a terrestrial mountain, but no larger than the subatomic proton. Then, applying the quantum theory (which accurately describes the random, uncertain subatomic world) instead of general relativity (which, it turns out, falters in that tiny realm), Hawking was startled to find that the mini-black holes must emit particles and radiation. Even more remarkable, the little holes would gradually evaporate and, 10 billion years or so after their...
Television gets high marks for inclusiveness, with few notable omissions (cable gets short shrift, and commercials are mentioned only in passing). Organization, however, is a problem; too often it seems arbitrary or wrongheaded. An episode about TV drama contains no mention of Roots, the highest-rated mini-series in history; it shows up later in a section on TV and race. ABC's decision to pair Howard Cosell with Don Meredith on Monday Night Football is examined for several minutes in the opening program, yet Sesame Street, possibly TV's single most important contribution to American society, is tucked into...
...when the corner gas station was leveled and replaced by an ugly mini- mall, Morris revolted. "My life has become an endurance test," he moans. He is now a zealous activist in the biggest grass-roots political movement to hit California since the property tax revolt a decade ago. A new battle cry -- Slow Growth -- is erupting from once placid neighborhoods plagued with congested streets and schools. Fed up with sprawling condos, office towers and mini-shopping centers plunked down among single-family houses, residents are demanding limits on unbridled real estate development. The state may never be the same...
...That's just a sexy handle," says Pantheon Senior Editor Tom Engelhardt. "You take a little from a TV mini-series, a little film noir and a little Burroughs and call it a graphic novel." Call it commercial too. In Europe graphic novels command 10% of the book market. At Waldenbooks, the nation's largest bookseller, they are being given prominent display. Says Margaret Ross, manager of Waldenbooks' magazine department: "We thought they could bring in people we wouldn't usually see -- from early 20s to early 30s, science-fiction and comic collectors, well educated." Writer Alan Moore, author...
...weather's nice. And it does have a beach. And it's the foremost center of post-Niagra Falls schlock entertainment. There Falls schlock entertainment. There are about a zillion malls, movie theaters, race tracks, jai-alai frontons, bowling alleys, and combination mini-golf/go-cart/water-slide/batting cage/driving range/video arcade pleasure-mass-production-extravaganzas--plenty to keep one occupied for two weeks. And Grandma does have cable. And there are enough hot young high school-age granddaughters crisping themselves to perfection under the sultry Florida sun to keep you going back to the pool even though your feel the bridge of your...