ALSO TODAY "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" Sharps & Flats Reviews of new CDs from Elliot Smith, Lauryn Hill, Cracker, James McMurtry and the Headhunters RECENTLY IN ENTERTAINMENT 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) The original regular By Cynthia Joyce Yes, motherhood has mellowed Liz Phair -- and that's not such a bad thing (08/21/98) Blade Reviewed by Charles Taylor Despite a thin plot and thick directing, Wesley Snipes' new superhero flick is a bloody good time (08/20/98) BROWSE THE TV ARCHIVES COLUMNS FEATURES ILLUSTRATION BY MICA FULGIUM

blue glow SALON'S TV PICKS FOR WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26, 1998 BY JOYCE MILLMAN S P E C I A L S The three-part travel series Magnificent Journeys (check local times, PBS) opens with a ride on the Orient Express. Another three-part documentary, Wild Islands (check local times, PBS), explores tropical islands and the early civilizations that flourished there. The first episode looks at Polynesia. And the four-part documentary Into the Rising Sun (check local times, PBS) re-creates the journeys of Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama on the 500th anniversary of his discovery of the first European sea route to India. And if all that PBS stuff doesn't do it for you, there's Arnold's Rock 'n' Roll Bodybuilding Championship (8 p.m., UPN), a Schwarzenegger-sponsored pec-flexing event. S E R I E S 3rd Rock from the Sun (9 p.m., NBC) reruns the episode where John Lithgow's Dick Solomon finds a worthy nemesis in mysterious professor Liam Neesam, played by John Cleese. On a rerun of Law & Order (10 p.m., NBC), Schiff's reelection is jeopardized by the office's handling of a murder case and Briscoe tries to help when his daughter is arrested. The boys have chicken pox on a new episode of South Park (10 p.m., Comedy Central). S P O R T S Baseball: Angels at Yankees (7:30 p.m., ESPN) Expos at Dodgers (10:30 p.m, ESPN) T A L K Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Paul Reiser, Natalie Merchant (rerun) David Letterman (CBS) Anthony Edwards from Chicago (rerun) Jay Leno (NBC) Angela Bassett Politically Incorrect (ABC) Elayne Boosler Conan O'Brien (NBC) Amy Brenneman, Mike Lupica SALON | Aug. 26, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Blue Glow for < href="http://www.salonmagazine.com/ent/glow/1998/08/25glow.html">Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998

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