Word: succession
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crimson will face cross-town rival Boston College today. The Crimson is hoping to build on the success of this weekend's individual performances in today's dual-meet, as it heads into a one-month break from...
DIED. GENE LEVITT, 79, Brooklyn-born TV writer-director who created the 1970s series Fantasy Island; of prostate cancer; in Los Angeles. Levitt produced cop shows like Barnaby Jones and Hawaii Five-0, but it was his success with the Ricardo Montalban-Herve Villechaize vehicle Fantasy Island ("Da plane! Da plane!") that allowed him to take a few years off to live on his sailboat in Hawaii...
When I first met Quentin, he declared, "I don't believe in abroad--I think everyone speaks English behind our backs!" After the success of Servant, Quentin was invited to New York. So from Chelsea in London he came to the Chelsea Hotel in New York--where upon entering he declared, "Home!" If Quentin ever harbored a regret in his life, it was that he had not found New York earlier...
Singer Iglesias' first English-language album is a smooth union of Latin-tinged songcraft and mainstream pop. O.K., by now this strategy is a little familiar, but Enrique, the son of Julio, seems well positioned for success. High-profile duet? Check. On the ballad Could I Have This Kiss Forever, Iglesias pairs up with Whitney Houston. Tasteful cover? Check. Iglesias turns in a smart rendition of the Bruce Springsteen ballad Sad Eyes (and give him extra points for picking one of the Boss's more obscure songs). Overall, the CD is a bit weepy, but two upbeat numbers, Rhythm Divine...
...some cities are targeting a whole different population for arrest: truants' parents. According to a report in Monday's New York Times, one Alabama parent was recently sentenced to 60 days in prison for failing to police a chronic truant. While these programs have shown some early success, they raise some hefty ethical questions - should we put kids in control of sending their parents to jail? Can the single parent of a grown high school student make his or her child go to school? As with most areas of education reform, there don't seem to be any simple solutions...