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...election. And guess what? They both voted for Bush. It wasn't until late Wednesday night, on Joe Benigno's encounter-therapy session for Jets and Knicks fans, that I finally heard an anti-right suspicion voiced on New York radio. Doris in Rego Park, the nattering Queen Mum of sports-station callers, said of Florida Governor Jeb Bush, "He's gonna make sure that his brother is elected...
...better or worse, each of these shows, like Roseanne, recognizes Philip Larkin's dictum: "They f___ you up, your mum and dad." They show families whose parents and kids make real, lasting mistakes that can't be resolved in 22 minutes. (That's not to say they're wholly realistic. Gilmore's Lorelai, unlike most teen moms, has a safety net of wealthy parents...
...conspiracy among her and her male colleagues on a range of behavior - particularly Kennedy's - that our profession once considered private. When a drunken Wilbur Mills pulled Mom from dinner to see stripper Fanne Foxe perform and declared, "I own her," Mom didn't report it. She also stayed mum after having dinner with Johnson the night after J.F.K.'s shooting, keeping to herself the panic in his eyes, his wild talk that he would be the next victim...
...this week whether the manufacturers of omega-3 pills and fish oils can advertise the fat's heart benefits. If the FDA agrees, omega-3 will join a select group of nutrients, including psyllium, soy and whole oats, that is cleared for similar health claims. The agency was keeping mum in advance about which way it was leaning, but the evidence provided some clues about how it might rule...
...common thread in these shows is that for better or worse, each, like "Roseanne," recognizes Philip Larkin's dictum: "They f___ you up, your mum and dad." They show families whose parents and kids make real, lasting mistakes that can't be resolved in 22 minutes. That's not to say they're wholly realistic. "Gilmore"'s Lorelai, unlike most teen moms, has a safety net of wealthy parents, while even the hard-edged "Titus" tends to play dad's psychological cruelty as farce. (As for "Normal," suffice it to say, John Goodman sings "Zing! Went the Strings...