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...this seems like particularly blatant bit of hyperbole. We cannot imagine portraying any present public figure in such a star-struck manner. All the talk of President Clinton's winning personality notwithstanding, any columnist who tried to describe him as "an artist...[who] painted with words and images and other people's lives" would be laughed off the editorial page...
Alexander would be the first artist of any kind to hold a post customarily given to administrators, and her inexperience at infighting could be a drawback. In star-struck Washington, however, she will bring glamour and credibility to the case for arts funding. Says Jack O'Brien, artistic director for San Diego's Old Globe Theater: "She has a realistic view of what we are up against, she is an eloquent advocate, she is a classy woman -- exactly what Capitol Hill should see." Says Illinois Democrat Sidney Yates, a congressional co-creator of the nea who chairs the subcommittee overseeing...
...music of passions we hardly dare attend. He is the Id aching for the Ideal, loathsomeness wanting to be loved, unknown fear reaching up to touch or break our hearts. He is every teacher who fell in love with a beautiful student, every middle-aged man who has a star-struck boy's swoony soul. He is kin to Pygmalion, Cyrano, Quasimodo, Dracula, the Elephant Man and King Kong -- artists isolated in their genius, Beasts pining for Beauty...
...star-struck world of Hollywood economics, many studio bosses see a film's big budget as an insurance policy against failure. "Hollywood is a place full of scared people," says Alex Ben Block, editor in chief of Show Biz News, a weekly newsletter. "It's less scary to make a $50 million film than a $10 million film. For $50 million you can afford big stars and special effects and know you'll get some money back -- even if it's only on videocassette sales. With a $10 million film with no stars, you run the risk of losing...
With vinegary zest each January, a number of star-struck publications make up their lists of who's in and who's out for the coming year. According to PEOPLE, USA Today and W, greed and selfishness are '80s evils. The new year promises a more compassionate, humane crop of idols. Generally getting the cold shoulder for 1990 are hardhearts like Roseanne Barr, Bryant Gumbel, Eddie Murphy and Margaret Thatcher. The new In crowd includes such softies as Delta Burke, Arsenio Hall, Madonna and Meryl Streep. Rocker Janet Jackson has ended up with a foot in both camps. Time...