'Ringmaster' has lots of talk, little point
Connie is a dreamer. She stands in front of a mirror, dolling herself up, knowing that one day she'll be a shining star. She practices her lines and checks out her appearance. Someday soon, fame will come calling. The vehicle for her 15 minutes of stardom? A trip to "The Jerry Show," where in front of a national television audience she can call out her husband for sleeping with his stepdaughter.
'Home Fries' serves up greasy comedy
About the only thing a Burger-Matic fast food franchise and the Army's Cobra helicopters have in common is a radio frequency. Strange thing. But when you get to the end of "Home Fries," a shared frequency is the only thing that doesn't seem strange at all.
'Thing' fits our wants: The Last Thing He Wanted
The title of Joan Didion's most recent novel, "The Last Thing He Wanted," would be strikingly incongruous in reference to the book
itself. At least, not many would share the implied perspective. The book has already become a national bestseller, and even before a
single copy had been opened by a reader, it was far from the last thing a great number of readers wanted.
People go to church on holidays such as Christmas and Easter, but I never realized that some went on Thanksgiving as well. Church is, after all, a large group of well-dressed people in a beautiful building who convene to sing praises and to worship.
Franklin sings into the divineGuide aids in dead bets: Dead Pool: Stretch & Wilk's Official Annual Guide
People die every day, and according to death experts Gelfand and Wikinson, at a rate of more than a hundred per second.
11-30-98
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