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...actors and producers expertly impaled on Frank Rich's pen during his 1980-93 run as "the Butcher of Broadway" (a.k.a. the drama critic for the New York Times), there are, in his new memoir, a couple of bombshells: Rich has a heart, and that heart loves the theater passionately and needily. Ghost Light (Random House; 311 pages; $24.95) is really two memoirs. The first is about--surprise!--a troubled childhood. The second is a tender reminiscence of the American theater of the '50s and '60s. Where Ghost Light often excels is where the two meet: the critic's evolving...
...pen b) Scary Robert Downey Jr. stories c) A Chinese finger trap d) Gum, a hair clip and an old MacGyver video...
Such quaint simplicity is gone forever. Now you're as likely to send her a fax, an e-mail, an instant message or one of those Internet missives with dancing balloons and digital music. Even if you cling to traditional pen and paper, it's no longer clear how it will travel. Airborne Express? Overnight? Two-Day Priority...
...popular, she's interesting, and she looked terrific in Playboy," said a woman of 24. "I hope she gets the money." Two men in their 20s, neither of whom appeared to be a genius to begin with, were struck dumb at the sight of Smith. They waited with pen and paper, panting like Labradors...
...long flight, this time to Iceland, where he quickly adapted to life just below the Arctic Circle. His new pool was the size of a soccer field, fenced off within beautiful Klettsvik Bay. After two storm-lashed winters, Keiko graduated to the bay, 20 times the area of his pen and closed off with a 850-ft.-long barrier net. To encourage him to explore, his trainers built a large slingshot, which sent fish out 50 yds. in all directions. They took him on training swims behind a boat to build up his stamina and speed. In May a gate...