Word: personal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...before turning the gun on himself--attracted extensive live coverage on TV news channels. Anyone tuning in could be forgiven for thinking that the U.S. is in the grip of an epidemic of workplace homicides. Says Barry Glassner, author of The Culture of Fear: "You start wondering whether the person at the next desk...
This enchanting chatterbox, with the round face and electrified hair of a Madrid muppet, makes you believe the oldest myth of cinema: that the magic is real, that movie people in person are as delightful, as bigger-than-life, as they are on the giant screen. Thus the truest compliment to pay his movies--those tangy, nourishing stews of bent men and brave women, of comedy and melodrama, passion and grief--is to say they are every bit as beguiling as he is. And the only thing to say about his new film, All About My Mother, is that...
...NetAid concert, Geneva, Switzerland (Douglas came in person; Zeta-Jones turned up on video...
...LACHAPOR KHUN RU CHAI (HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THIS PERSON?), Thailand. Three sad, dangerous or embarrassing episodes of a celebrity guest's life are recounted. The star's friends have to guess which one the guest regrets most...
...more involved in your child's report card than he is, he may just let you worry about it." To reinforce the notion that school is the child's job, Samalin suggests leaving the report card on the child's pillow, so he's the first person to see it. When he brings it to your attention and the grades are good, the message should be not "I'm so proud of you" but "You must be so proud of yourself!" If the grades are poor, Samalin suggests asking, as calmly as possible, "What do you think about this report...