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...living room, in his guy-at-home uniform of worn jeans, flannel shirt and socked feet, Michael (David Egan) likes to imagine himself lecturing at Carnegie Hall on the sex lives of superheroes. Eleanor (Abigail Gray) likes to rewrite love stories into tragedies--"Or, if they're already tragic but in a really noble way, I rewrite 'em so they're squalid and bitter." What's keeping this perfect pair apart? Only Michael's obsession with his heartless ex-girlfriend, Lisa (Erica Mitnick), who haunts his Carnegie Hall fantasies, asking steamy questions like, "Who was the first comic book character...
...story of Lyndon Johnson's tragic decision of July 1965--the story of his reasons--has never been rightly told. I don't believe there was anything that Bundy could have said to the President that would have changed his mind. FRANCIS M. BATOR Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts...
What's true of the overall narrative is also true of the way its major figures have been conceived. There are times when one can't help feeling that the history most pointedly informing Michael Collins is not that of tragic Ireland but of lightsome Hollywood, making sure that past and principles don't weigh too heavily on a biopic's audience. You can see this in the bantering palship of Collins and his faithful sidekick Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn), and in the largely antic rivalry that develops between them over the affections of pert Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts...
...hope the events surrounding the death of Shakur will provide a powerful lesson for younger Americans who participate in gang rivalry and activity. Time after time, parents, police and volunteers warn youngsters about the dangers of getting involved in gangs. Maybe with this tragic event, young people will see for themselves that even martyrs such as "2pac" are not immortal. If hate and rivalry are what the "California Love" of his recording is all about, I don't want any part of it. DEREK GALLARDO Colorado Springs, Colorado...
Perhaps even more appalling than the scene on the field were Alomar's unconscionable comments after the game. Speaking to reporters after the incident, Alomar blamed Hirshbeck's short fuse on his tragic family situation...