Arts

The Full Oscar!: 'Titanic' cruises into history as 70th Academy Award nominations are announced

Records, it seems, were made to be broken - or tied - as the nominations for the 70th annual Academy Awards were announced yesterday in Beverly Hills, Calif. "Titanic," the immensely popular disaster flick and love story, received a record-tying 14 nominations, including nods for Best Picture, Best Director and in all of the technical categories, while Best Actor hopeful Jack Nicholson picked up the 11th nomination of his career for his role as an obsessive-compulsive writer in "As Good as it Gets.

Nominations for the 70th Annual Academy Awards

Powell delves into human soul

The poems in "Old and New Testaments" combine biblical language and imagery with facets of everyday life. Using the Bible as a sounding board, Lynn Powell creates a vibrant voice that displays human experience in her book of poetry.

Too much history weakens 'Magic'

After prostitution, it's been said that magic is the world's second oldest profession. Whether you believe that or not, there can be no doubt that for centuries, conjuring has fascinated and enchanted countless audiences, from the ancient Egyptians to the most sophisticated Broadway theater-goers.

With a dash of charm, Emeril 'kicks it up a notch'

There is a conspiracy on television today the likes of which Agents Mulder and Scully have never seen. The mastermind is a man so frighteningly outrageous in his zeal for what he does that it is impossible to take your eyes off him even for a second.

02-11-98

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