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Blue Man Group today represents a virtual supernova of the group's beginnings. Long-time friends Matt Goldman, Chris Wink and Phil Stanton began Blue Man Group in reaction to the avant-garde art scene of the late '80s. "We were critics," says Wink. "We were like Siskel and Ebert--and Zeppo". They wrote "Tubes" in 1991 and were amazed by the critical and popular success it has become. After four years, European and U.S. tours and Obie and Drama Desk awards, "Tubes" is still selling out two shows a night in New York and Boston. "To be able...
Tough guys do meditate. Plus, they write about it. Chicago Bulls coach PHIL JACKSON and movie star-martial artist-deodorant endorser CHUCK NORRIS are both releasing books on Zen. In Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior, released this month, Jackson--or Swift Eagle, as his friends the Lakota Sioux call him--expounds his theory that in basketball "the mystery of life gets played out night after night" and suggests that the pertinent thing about the Bulls' signature triangle offense is that it "embodies the Zen Christian attitude of selfless awareness." Norris' book, The Secret Power Within, his second...
...Medicare spending while handing a $245 billion tax cut to beneficiaries that include wealthy individuals and large corporations. In a scarcely veiled bow to those G.O.P. critics, Senate majority leader Bob Dole indicated last week that he was willing to reconsider the hefty tax break. But after presidential rival Phil Gramm and other prominent Republicans blasted Dole's remarks, the Kansan described the $245 billion cut as his unswerving goal...
...Phil," she said. "I'm sorry. I don't know...
Texas Senator Phil Gramm shared his views on affirmative action, saying, "When my hand comes off the Bible [after being sworn in as President], I will pick up a pen and by Executive Order overturn all minority quotas and set-asides in the Federal Government...