Seeing past the "Endless Summer"
By Mark Athitakis
"Endless Harmony" spotlights the Beach Boys' underrated later history

"I get cynical"
By David Bowman
Bob Mould talks about the end of Hüsker Dü, the breakup of Sugar and why his upcoming tour will be his "Last Dog and Pony Show"
(08/26/98)

Sharps & Flats
Reviews of new CDs from Elliot Smith, Lauryn Hill, Cracker, James McMurtry and the Headhunters
(08/26/98)

Home Movies
By Charles Taylor
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service": James Bond gets a life
(08/25/98)

American Squirm
By Sarah Vowell
Malcolm MacPherson's updated "Black Box" transcripts give us a grisly idea of what death really sounds like
(08/24/98)

Jungle love
By Laura Miller
Two new movies take a look at why, when it comes to romance, people treat each other so badly
(08/21/98)

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SALON'S TV PICKS FOR
THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 1998
BY JOYCE MILLMAN

S E R I E S

Ross and Emily's sudden engagement sends Rachel into a tizzy on a rerun of Friends (8 p.m., NBC). Fox Files (9 p.m., Fox) has a segment on the anniversary of Princess Diana's death. Seinfeld (9 p.m., NBC) reruns the one where Kramer uses butter as a tanning lotion, Jerry is upstaged by Bania and George feigns a disability. ABC News Summer Thursday (9 p.m., ABC) strings together previous reports about surviving natural disasters. On a rerun of ER (10 p.m., NBC), a women's clinic bombing thrusts the docs into action. On Nightline in Prime Time (10 p.m., ABC), Ted Koppel spends 12 hours in solitary confinement. Tune in next week when Ted goes to the chair. Prince Charles and the Artist Formerly Known as Prince mix it up on Celebrity Deathmatch (10 p.m., MTV).

S P O R T S

Baseball:
Braves at Cardinals (8:05 p.m., TBS)

WNBA Finals:
Phoenix Mercury at Houston Comets, Game 1 (8 p.m., ESPN)

S P E C I A L S

Vis-a-Vis (check local times, PBS) brings together Americans and individuals from other countries via digital video link for a series of conversations. In the first installment, women from Tehran and Washington, D.C., discuss cultural differences.

T A L K

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Kathy Bates, Heather Graham (rerun)
David Letterman (CBS) Tom Hanks from San Francisco (rerun)
Jay Leno (NBC) Halle Berry, Rob Schneider
Politically Incorrect (ABC) David Cross, Monica Crowley
Tom Snyder (CBS) John Irving
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Salma Hayek, Dixie Chicks
SALON | Aug. 27, 1998

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