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...last age of yup and nope. "Lost the farm." "Bad." "Still tryin'." "Good.") Now it's all different. When you run for President, words are your friend, your only friend. You must "martial them to fight for you,'' in Margaret Thatcher's phrase. This will be a psychic shift, and it won't happen overnight. But it's your job now; if you win the presidency, it will be your job then...
PHENOMENON (July 3). The morphing is metaphorical here: a regular Joe (Travolta) is zapped with psychic powers and an Einstein IQ. Naturally, he's a freak to be avoided, except by one (Kyra Sedgwick) who loves him. Sounds sappy, but could work: director Jon Turteltaub has fashioned some improbable hits (Cool Runnings, While You Were Sleeping), and Travolta is a perpetual charm machine...
...show, however, MST3K may be kaput. Citing a ratings dip, the Comedy Central network first cut the number of episodes from 24 a year to a paltry but precious six, then banished the show to hours appropriate only for Psychic Friends Network infomercials (2 a.m. weeknights, 7 a.m. Sunday and the big prime-time slot, 5 p.m. Saturday). Late last year Doug Herzog, the new president of Comedy Central, said the network was not picking up the show. Negotiations to devise a new format were unfruitful; two weeks ago, Herzog gave Best Brains, MST3K's production company, permission...
There are the physical scars that many will bear forever. And there are the psychic scars: the uncomprehending grief at the loss of loved ones; the paranoia that it could happen again, maybe this April 19; the anxiety brought on by the wait for the trial of accused bombers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. According to one survey, 38.5% of the state respondents personally knew a victim of the blast. "The psychological healing has a long way to go,'' says Governor Frank Keating, who lost three friends and can still choke up during interviews. "All of us are still sensitive...
...people truly fall in love via modem? What are the psychic rewards and risks of computer-mediated romance...