Word: turner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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What a wonderful world Truman Burbank inhabits--a town of pretty houses and smiling people. On Seahaven Island, the streets are spotless, the traffic is orderly, the weather glorious, from seductive dawns (let's get out of bed!) to sunsets worthy of Turner's brush. "Beautiful day, isn't it?" a neighbor asks one predictably fabulous morning, and Truman chirps back, "Always!" He's headed for his honorable job as an insurance salesman, then home to his blond, bedimpled wife Meryl, perhaps off for a late brewski with his best friend, Marlon. You have it all, Truman: good afternoon, good...
...whom this type of scandal would normally warrant huge headlines, ran a six-paragraph item on page 10. Its sister paper, the London Times, was equally discreet. The other British publications ran more prominent stories but, in a quaint show of taste, did not gloat. Oh, if only Ted Turner owned a newspaper...
Travelers who drive far enough into the parched interior of Australia, taking care to lug extra fuel, water and minor spare parts, enter a region of outback so distant and featureless that it lies beyond the reassuring certitude of maps. So says Australian novelist Janette Turner Hospital at the outset of her grim, millennial novel Oyster (Norton; 400 pages; $25.95). Such travelers--an Australian father, say, and an American stepmother, joining forces to track down backpacking adult children who had disappeared months before--would soon become disoriented. Even in their car they would be dazed by heat and a pervading...
...YORK: The suits at TIME's parent company could be forgiven a mild case of angina Tuesday when this story moved on the AP newswire: "PBS Announces Bid to Acquire Time Warner." Said the press release, "Current Time Warner executives Gerald M. Levin and R. E. (Ted) Turner will be encouraged to apply for positions in the new company." A quick scan of the story -- which professed to be "embargoed until 12:01 a.m., April 1" -- revealed its lighthearted intentions. But AP didn't see the funny side, and ran an "urgent" disclaimer advising readers to ignore the story. "Managers...
Black women--from Tina Turner to Tracy Chapman--helped create rock 'n' roll as it is today. Indeed, Aretha Franklin was the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Even so, black female rockers aren't a common sight on MTV, and they weren't a common sight at last summer's Lilith Fair. However, several new artists are hoping to change all that. Remember to Breathe is a startlingly accomplished debut, full of spirit and smarts. And British singer-guitarist Billie Myers' recently released debut, Growing, Pains (Universal), is steadily climbing the Billboard charts...