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Issue 44: December 16-20, 1996
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Thursday December 19, 1996: Tiger not so bright. A Martha Stewart-Taliban Christmas. Daily Quote: Bacall in close-up. Wednesday December 18, 1996: Men shopping badly. Daily quote: Mad Cow cure. Tuesday December 17, 1996: Apple's new core. Daily quote: Internet pig-out. Monday December 16, 1996: The real "Evita". Daily quote: Cursed angel. Thursday December 19, 1996: Switch hitter: How slick "Jerry Maguire" ads sell Tom Cruise to both sexes. Wednesday December 18, 1996: Central heating: Why Panamanians are upset about le Carré's novel. Tuesday December 17, 1996: The Hidden Persuader: Why ad-basher Vance Packard still matters. Monday December 16, 1996: Snake oil in the garden: Clifford Stoll's vapid TV musings. Simon & Schuster, reviewed by Richard Gehr Masochistic girls, sadistic boys and other heat-seeking misfits are depicted in the author's second collection of short fiction. Echoes of Autobiography By Naguib Mahfouz (Nonfiction) Doubleday, reviewed by Robert Spillman A collection of brief meditations from the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, this memoir is a kind of spiritual and intellectual guidebook. ¡Yo! By Julia Alvarez (Fiction) Algonquin Books, reviewed by Sally Eckhoff The story of a rambunctious writer, told by her friends, family and a stalker, from the author of "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents." The Orchard on Fire By Shena Mackay (Fiction) Moyer Bell, reviewed by Laurie Muchnick Nominated for this year's Booker Prize, this novel depicts a young girl rooted in place by a rigid class system and low expectations. Flying Home and Other Stories By Ralph Ellison (Fiction) Random House, reviewed by Elizabeth Judd Thirteen early short stories about childhood, race and identity, by the author of "Invisible Man." Pop/Rock, review by Scott Rosenberg The Who live at the Isle of Wight: An angry, soaring "Tommy" (12/20/96) "Anthology: The Colpix Years" By Nina Simone Jazz/R&B, review by Steven Stolder Three decades of rage and passion: A sterling Nina Simone collection (12/19/96) "Life is Peachy" By Korn Pop/Rock, review by Hans Eisenbeis Canned Korn: Just a little too psychotic to be believed (12/18/96) "Portrait of a Lady" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score by Wojciech Kilar Soundtracks, review by Paul Festa Soundtrack to Campion's "Portrait of a Lady:" Bring many onions (12/17/96) Hazel By Red Krayola Pop/Rock, review by Joe Rosenthal Art rock pioneers "The Red Krayola": Drunken, inspired poetry (12/16/96) Posts of the week. SALON REGULARS: Word by Word By Anne Lamott The Awful Truth By Cintra Wilson The Surreal Gourmet By Bob Blumer The Burnt-out Cook By Patric Kuh Unzipped By Courtney Weaver The Listress By Amy Wallace MUSIC: You Can't Talk to the Dude By Josh Kornbluth Assigned to interview eccentric rocker Jonathan Richman, monologuist Josh Kornbluth found himself out-talking his subject. BOOKS: The author of "This Boy's Life" and "The Night in Question" on his father's anti-semitism, America's nomadic literature and ominous weight of everyday life. Christmas books: The naughty, the nice and the nauseating
By Katherine Whittemore DIGITAL CULTURE: All the reasons you should wait to buy a new PC this holiday season — and check out WebTV instead. MOVIES: The aliens rule in Tim Burton's space wars parody, "Mars Attacks." Love among the sleep-deprived By Stephanie Zacharek "One Fine Day" is bedraggled romantic comedy for a harried age. A Diamond in the Rough By Jennie Yabroff An interview with "Shine" director Scott Hicks. COMICS: Carol Lay: Story Minute Keith Knight: The K Chronicles Ruben Bolling: Tom, The Dancing Bug |