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...That kind of statistic makes it all the more important that in cases like the Hungerford trial in New Hampshire, the legal system gathers enough hard evidence to decide which are the real memories-and who are the real victims. --Reported by D. Blake Hallanan/San Francisco, Alice Park/New York, Rod Paul/Manchester and Dick Thompson/Washington
...three characters share a preoccupation with light, electric and otherwise. Ward wields a gadget with blatant Freudian implications. It is a light bulb attached to a long rod and disk which he uses to inspect people and swings like an orchestra conductor. This rod is one of several futuristic props which look annoying awkward in the play's early 20th century setting. But the more Ward dangles and sways it, the more interesting it becomes. As the trail of the light bulb moves back and forth like a pendulum, it induces a trance which is bolstered by the constant whir...
...Reported by Lawrence Mondi and Alice Park/New York and Rod Paul/Boston
...Sting, Eric Clapton, Arrested Development--soon followed. Older performers went on Unplugged to revive careers, younger rockers to boost new ones. When Pearl Jam paid a visit in 1992, it was largely unknown; its Unplugged appearance was an important milestone in the band's drive toward megastardom. Aging soulman Rod Stewart's acoustic set spawned an Unplugged album that sold 3 million copies. Coming full circle, folk-rock trailblazer Bob Dylan, who enraged music purists when he plugged in his acoustic guitar 30 years ago, will release an Unplugged CD in April. (In 1993 Dylan released an acoustic CD that...
...harmful to apple juice-swilling children. Her wealth, high visibility and long fingernails make her a much more attractive target than gray leaders of industries who hold forth on things they know nothing about. But that's not enough to explain why she has become such a lightning rod for criticism. Why is it that Arnold Schwarzenegger can hang out with Newt Gingrich and not take any hits? What Streisand is a victim of is her clout as the virtual ATM of Democratic politics. By simply and literally opening her mouth, she raised $1.5 million in one evening...