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...went for its political and military muscles. David Marra, 23, an information-technology specialist, had turned his BMW off an I-395 exit to the highway just west of the Pentagon when he saw an American Airlines jet swooping in, its wings wobbly, looking like it was going to slam right into the Pentagon: "It was 50 ft. off the deck when he came in. It sounded like the pilot had the throttle completely floored. The plane rolled left and then rolled right. Then he caught an edge of his wing on the ground." There is a helicopter pad right...
...gift that every sport is trying desperately to create: drama. This week the back story will be whether Capriati can use her booming serve and aggressive baselining to peel away the top ranking from Hingis, the last of the chess-playing, smaller players, who hasn't won a Slam since early...
...Slam wins have given Capriati plenty of confidence, which she needs, since her game is based on not holding back on her second serve and aiming right at the lines. "I wanted to show the world that I'm not this has-been or this burnout or this total, like, rebellious teenager," she says. When she talks about her past, she still tenses up. "I had to learn to like myself, to love my family. Now I enjoy playing, and it's shown up in my results...
...show: it's an adaptation of Therese Raquin, Emile Zola's novel of adultery and murder, transplanted from 19th century Paris to post-World War II New Orleans, the musician's hometown. The lure for Stroman? Well, it's hard to resist a chance to achieve a theatrical grand slam: four (count 'em) hits on Broadway running simultaneously. (Along with The Producers, the others are her dance musical Contact and the revival of The Music Man.) She's assembled a solid cast, including Craig Bierko (The Music Man), Kate Levering (42nd Street) and Debra Monk (this summer's Seagull...
...Disney is counting on the younger generation, who make up 80% of the movie-going public. But if the reactions of movie fans exiting the Tokyo premiere are any guide, this won't be a slam dunk. Naho Okada, a 17-year-old student, attended the premiere because Ben Affleck is "such a hottie." But the war scenes made her "uncomfortable," she says. Others were more blunt. "You can't make a film about this subject and not be critical of Japan," says Eri Watanabe, a 23-year-old housewife, "But I think it's pretty egotistical of Disney...