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...essence, he’s right. College polls are popularity contests, meant to bear as little resemblance to reality as humanly possible. The top-25 polls that are released each week make about as much sense as the method for picking finalists in the Miss America pageant. “Sure, McNeese State squeaked out a close one on Saturday, but it’s our No. 1 because it just ran away with the evening gown and swimsuit competitions...
...parents would come home from work in time to have dinner with their kids and focus on family matters. "A lot of people were grappling with these issues, but no one was sure how or where to cut back because no one wanted to risk having their kids miss out or lose their place academically or athletically," says Marra. "It was just one night, but we wanted to send a message. If parents wanted to give something up, Ready, Set, Relax! let them know it's O.K. to follow your instincts. Your kids won't suffer, and most importantly...
...DIED. ELLIOTT SMITH, 34, folk rocker known for spare, moody songs about depression, turmoil and lost love; from an apparently self-inflicted stabbing; in Los Angeles. Smith recorded five CDs, which impressed critics and inspired a cult following. In 1998 he won an Oscar nomination for Miss Misery, one of five songs he wrote for the film Good Will Hunting...
...only artists with an excuse were the musicians, who should never miss a chance to perform in front of an audience, as these opportunities are rare, and vital to their craft. As for the rest of the artists, one might suggest that they find a genuine venue and stop pandering...
...quality of the use of lighting is irregular—though the silhouettes in the final scene are brilliant, the purple flashes accompanying Foustka’s quasi-pacts with Fistula could be better established and used elsewhere—and the bits of musical scoring occasionally hit and miss. The set is stylistically unremarkable, though the fog machines liven it up. The costumes are fabulous—the bowler hats, in particular, are clutch—but the choreography verges on mediocrity and, far worse, doesn’t seem integrated into the production as a whole...