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Rockwell, 46, is called, sometimes dismissively, an entertainment architect. He made his name with the fizzy-then-fizzled Planet Hollywood restaurants and has cemented it with the sets for the new Broadway musical Hairspray. But his peculiar talent is taking the notion of entertainment to new places, not just restaurants and sports stadiums but also malls and hotels and even hospitals. The spaces he designs are intended to elicit an emotional response; they're spectacular, unexpected, piquant...
...longer ignore the maladies of our host planet; we are her guests only as long as we respect the rules of the house." CAROLYN M. POISSANT Breckenridge, Colo...
...take a huge increase in population to bring about the destruction of the planet. Americans have shown that even modest population growth causes devastating overconsumption. As the materialistic aspirations of the middle class spread to the developing world, no amount of technology will save our species from extinction. There has to be a generation of people who see merit in consuming less than their parents and who are willing to set an example for their children. Saving the earth is not about government regulation; it is about personal responsibility. DOUG DEANGELIS Ipswich, Mass...
...often discouraged by the condition of our planet and its rate of decline, but conservationist Jane Goodall, in her piece "The Power of One," balanced her concerns with optimism and the idea that we can each make a difference. In my little way (biking to work, recycling more, consuming less), I will try. JEAN COCKBURN Issaquah, Wash...
...DIED. KIM HUNTER, 79, American actress whose portrayal of Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire won her an Oscar in 1951; in New York City. Hunter also appeared in three Planet of the Apes movies as chimpanzee psychiatrist Dr. Zira...