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Home alone on Christmas? Not Hollywood's swank set: Arnold and Cher, Rupert Murdoch and Marvin Davis and other star lights atop the Hollywood power tree. They're usually skiing or schmoozing in Aspen, the Rocky Mountain town that is the glitterati's Gstaad. This Christmas, though, the slopes may be a bit less congested. And some of the entertainment elite who winter at Colorado resorts may notice the soot of a guilty conscience tarnishing their white Bogner ski togs...
...half of Williams' convulsing asides. Chuck Jones' verdict is judicious: Aladdin is "the funniest feature ever made." It's a movie for adults -- if they can keep up with its careering pace -- and, yes, you can take the kids. It juggles a '90s impudence with the old Disney swank and heart...
Part two of the Madonna's promotional bacchanalia is The Book, appropriately titled Sex. For regular readers of Playboy, Penthouse and Swank, the purchasing procedure for Sex will be remarkably familiar. The book is kept behind the counter, and you must provide positive identification to prove you're eighteen years or older, which entitles you to the privilege of laying down $50 for this piece of "erotica." The book is packaged in mylar (no peeking!), and once unwrapped, it cannot be returned--publisher's rules...
...Sullivan quickly capitulated and was soon paying him $60 a week, a preposterous sum for the time. All his life, no matter how much he made (and borrowed: friends and patrons lent him thousands of dollars at a whack), Wright felt poor, thanks to an unhesitatingly indulged taste for swank -- chamois underwear, high-performance sports cars, whatever was gorgeous and rare...
...with signs reading "Kiss me," attracted the attention of passer-bys and several camera crews. The insect was led by three people dressed in togas, scraps of multi-colored cloth and a boot--on one of the men's head. All were running for president, but two--Guru Bonanza Swank and the Rev. Red Moses--had endorsed the cockroach...