Oscar nominees, Oscar fugitives
Every year when the Academy Award nominations come out, we have a few questions -- not of the "Why wasn't so-and-so nominated?" variety, but of the "This is weird, what's...
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GIVING PAWS
Isn't that dog cuuuute! That's most people's reaction when they see a champion dog perform, and Mick the Kerry blue terrier, who crowned his career with the Westminster Dog Show...
What is the real deal with Michael Jackson?
If you take Michael Jackson at face value, his denial of extensive plastic surgery is enough to satisfy you. But the questions raised by the documentary "Life With Michael Jackson"...
FINALS EXAM.
Most television series have had their season (or series) finales and it's time to see if all the hype was simply tripe: "Ally McBeal" (Fox): Robert Downey Jr. was a...
A renewed vision
You may think you know everything you need to know about the work of photographer Ansel Adams. John Szarkowski wants to convince you otherwise. Szarkowski, who organized "Ansel Adams at...
Royal progress for Pallana, 82
Name: Kumar Pallana Age: 82 Birthplace: India Current home: Oakland, Calif. High-profile recent gig: Pagoda, the single-named family majordomo in director Wes Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums." Previous career: As a...
Something’s fishy
A thrill ride of sizzling stupidity! Columbia Pictures execs were embarrassed to admit over the summer that David Manning, the movie critic/blurbmeister who raved in ads about "The Animal" ("The...
Archive: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ reverberates 10 years after its release
In many ways, the astonishing success of Nirvana's "Nevermind" -- an album released 10 years ago Monday -- was 15 years in the making. Nearly as astonishing was how quickly...
Lucky to be alive
Christine Gottesman would usually arrive at her office at the World Trade Center between 8:30 and 9 a.m. But, for reasons she cannot entirely explain, Tuesday was different. When Gottesman...
Audience drowns in Madonna mania
It was a Chicago roar Tuesday night at the United Center--Jordanesque in its intensity. At the receiving end was Madonna, on a Chicago stage for the first time in 11...