Word: questioner
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...broader question is whether DreamWorks is a dream that can work. The company has met with mixed results since its splashy launch. It has performed strongly in film, but most of its hits (including Impact and Private Ryan) have been joint ventures with other studios, which came up with the scripts. In television, DreamWorks has had some expensive failures (Ted Danson's Ink, for example) and only one solid hit: Spin City. In music, it has yet to strike gold. George Michael's DreamWorks debut was a disappointment. Newer acts on the label, such as Eels, Rufus Wainwright and Elliott...
...basic assumption of Barbara Ehrenreich seems to be that the female is determined entirely by genetics. Therefore, studies of the habits of prehistoric females help us see what roles are suitable for modern females. But my question is, Why would any intelligent person with freedom of choice, living at the very end of the 20th century, want to base her actions, roles and self-concept on those of cavewomen? It would make about as much sense to base her actions on those of chimpanzees. ROBERT REESE Bulawayo, Zimbabwe...
...thoroughly enjoyed your article on "The Bard's Beard?" and the nagging question of the possible authorship of the various William Shakespeare plays [HISTORY, Feb. 15]. There is also another fascinating question regarding Shakespeare and writing...
...depressing possibility the Food and Drug Administration was forced to confront last week. At least 35 people have died from liver damage after taking Rezulin, a medication the agency approved two years ago. In an unusual meeting last week, a panel of independent experts wrestled with the question of whether the agency should reverse itself and pull the drug from the market...
What the panel didn't question was Rezulin's immense promise. In most folks, insulin (a substance produced in the pancreas) helps ferry blood sugar into cells, where it is used for energy. But for the 15 million or so Americans with Type II diabetes, cells resist insulin's entry; eventually they weaken and die. Traditional treatments involve boosting the amount of insulin available to the cells. But these can have side effects, and for some people they don't work...