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...explosion of new fossils, high-tech analysis and revamped theory has revolutionized how scientists think of these prehistoric giants. They turn out to have been quick, smart, sociable -- and odder looking than most people dream...
...especially prevalent among first-years who are trying to land that elusive lead role. Interestingly, neither Benjamin nor Mark and Larry O'Keefe seem to agree. "Well, it is notoriously cliquish," says Benjamin, "but I think it's because people have been in a lot of shows together at odder hours than anyone else. It's not like a group of people who all know each other and all live together in the same house. I think you just need a chance to get in. I think it's more just that by the time you're a senior...
Producers are the idea mongers of Hollywood. Operating behind the scenes, they pitch the concepts to studios, assemble the talent and hammer out the contracts. But in their quest for the sure thing, they often come up with strange ideas and fractured formulas. A look at some of the odder concepts working their way toward the screen...
Strange as the sight might seem, Foreman's goal is even odder. At the age of 40, after a full ten years layoff from the ring and about 40 lbs. over his best fighting weight, the slugger is in training once again. His objective -- some call it an obsession -- is to recapture the heavyweight title he lost by a knockout to Muhammad Ali in 1974. Exclaims the ex-champ: "I'm ready, and I'm better than I ever...
...Quayle is not as vacuous as his critics and some of his odder statements ("I'm not a yuppie, I'm a Senator") suggest. He is knowledgeable about weapons systems and deserves praise for his work on the Job Training Partnership Act. His problem is that he has not figured out his limitations or how to overcome them, a process he is now conducting in the glare of the campaign. He is sunnily self-confident and accustomed to the leeway accorded good-looking, engaging men. At the G.O.P. convention, when Republicans were debating whether to dump him from the ticket...