ALSO TODAY Back is beautiful By Erin J. Aubrey The cultural significance of Jennifer Lopez's abundant butt Sharps & Flats Reviews of new music by the Beastie Boys, BR5-49, Primus, Baaba Maal, Shirley Horn and Ernest Ranglin RECENTLY IN ENTERTAINMENT Home Movies By Charles Taylor "Matador": Almodóvar's paean to sex, violence, passion and death (07/14/98) American Squirm By Sarah Vowell Jennifer Lopez isn't the only one who thinks cruising criminals is fun (07/13/98) Small Soldiers Reviewed by Scott Rosenberg How much mayhem can a bunch of foot-high action figures incite? Plenty (07/10/98) Madeline Reviewed by Fiona Morgan The kid's got spunk (07/09/98) The son also rises By Dawn Eden After a lifetime of disappointments, Julian Lennon is finally doing it his way (07/08/98) BROWSE THE TV ARCHIVES COLUMNS FEATURES ILLUSTRATION BY JOEL ELROD

blue glow SALON'S TV PICKS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1998 BY JOYCE MILLMAN S E R I E S The "Living Edens" special Palau: Paradise of the Pacific (check local times, PBS) is an underwater tour of the sea life inhabiting this South Pacific archipelago. Filmed by Al Giddings, who shot the underwater scenes for "Titanic." Sally and Harry apply for driver's licenses on a rerun of 3rd Rock From the Sun (9 p.m., NBC). Ellen (9:30 p.m., ABC) runs a never-aired episode in which Ellen, back working at the radio station, inspires her listeners to perform acts of kindness. On a rerun of Law & Order (10 p.m., NBC), a serial killer's lawyer uses an "exposure to TV violence" defense. PrimeTime Live (10 p.m., ABC) has segments on a landslide survivor and a woman who suspected her husband of being a serial rapist. S P O R T S Baseball: Indians at Red Sox (7:30 p.m., ESPN) Giants at Dodgers (10:30 p.m., ESPN) T A L K Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Will Ferrell, Third Eye Blind David Letterman (CBS) Antonio Banderas, Cowboy Junkies, reunion with former sidekick Chris Elliott Jay Leno (NBC) Jeff Foxworthy, kids' show and tell Politically Incorrect (ABC) Keith Olbermann, Kevin Nealon Conan O'Brien (NBC) Ben Stiller, Seth Green, Brian Setzer Orchestra SALON | July 15, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Blue Glow for < href="http://www.salonmagazine.com/ent/glow/1998/07/14glow.html">Tuesday, July 14, 1998

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