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...that strain of the American character that has sought to impose rational control on all aspects of life (race relations, gender relations, child rearing, diet, marriage) but, at its worst, cannot bear pain or inconvenience, whether from an unexpected pregnancy (solution: legalize abortion) or an insensibly lingering dad or mom (solution: um, Kevorkian...
...used to take her fingers from her face and tell her, 'This is Mom. This is Planet Earth. This is today, and you need to brush your teeth,'" recalls Natasha Kern, a Portland, Ore., literary agent who identified her daughter Athena's troubles early on. These are the kids who get expelled from nursery school for disrupting every story circle and demolishing every Lego tower. Parents despair at seeing their children sad or lost or cast out; they hate themselves when they lose their tempers after the sixth meltdown of the day. These kids can be very bright, very charming...
...MOST LIKELY TO BE APPRECIATED BY] People who bought their own copies of Mr. Mom...
Little Voice (Jane Horrocks), a withdrawn young woman who is constantly hectored by her blowsy mom (Brenda Blethyn) and courted by a drab-as-drywall repairman (Ewan McGregor), lives only for the pop standards her dear dead dad loved. Turns out she has an eerie gift for mimicking Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe and other ghosts of chanteuses past. So a local talent scout (Michael Caine) thrusts the kid onstage for her, and the film's, moment of magic. Horrocks' metamorphosis from starling to star is worth cherishing. But stay around for Caine's bilious rendition of Roy Orbison...
...heard about the year 2000 problem--you know, every computer at the stroke of the millennium turning its clock back to 1900. But what about the 1998 problem? We mean your gift dilemma--right now. What matte-black digital delights are you getting little Timmy, Mom and Sis for the holidays? With an avalanche of wired products on the market that are faster, leaner and sometimes cheaper than ever before, we thought we would lend a hand. On the following pages you will find our picks for the home, the office and the road. And if you can't bear...