Feedback from our readers
All About Eva
Where can I get lifesize copies of the Eva Longoria cover? Preferably on
heavy stock, varnished.
George J. Gladis
St. Louis
Thanks, EW, for yet another Desperate Housewives cover. There are a few
things I can count on in life, and your overexposure of shows like
Housewives, Lost, and Grey's Anatomy, which seem to make the cover every
week, is one of those things. I don't know what I would do if you
actually gave the cover to Lauren Graham, for example, or maybe Bob
Dylan. I think I'd stop breathing.
Annie Kelly
Ann Arbor, Mich.
High Fidelity
In the words of Meredith Grey and cohorts: Seriously? Seriously. No
Footloose on the 50 Best High School Movies list? Where's the Kevin
Bacon love?
Jen Tompkins
Portland, Ore.
I was shocked that your 50 Best High School Movies list did not include
Better Off Dead. This movie truly had it all: broken hearts, unrequited
love, freaks, geeks, nerds, jocks, foreign exchange students, crazy
paperboys, clueless parents, and the list goes on. Director Savage Steve
Holland was a genius at not only capturing the trials and tribulations
of adolescence but also making them outrageously funny.
Adonia Arteaga
Ann Arbor, Mich.
How could you miss Blackboard Jungle — the film that first presented the
urban high school as a teacher's nightmare, made a star of Sidney
Poitier, and caused juvenile delinquents to riot in the theaters when
they heard ''Rock Around the Clock'' over the opening credits? Obviously,
someone didn't do their homework.
Eric Sandrich
Boston
'Stache Backlash
Lionel Richie, Freddie Mercury, and David Crosby were perfect choices
for Rock's Greatest Mustaches (Music), but how could you not include
Frank Zappa? Zappa's mustache is recognized by many around the world.
And he was a one-of-a-kind, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist,
composer, and producer who wore his iconic facial hair proudly
throughout his career.
Jeff Paisley
Phoenix
CORRECTION
Our review of Bob Harris' Prisoner of Trebekistan stated that Harris has
earned ''hundreds of thousands in non-televised contests.'' That figure
refers instead to non-Jeopardy televised game shows (Books).
CLARIFICATION
In our Friday Battle box on page 123 (Fall TV Preview, #895/896), we
should have stated that Las Vegas would continue to beat Close to Homewith viewers 18-49, not total viewers.
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Number of readers who raved about Eva Longoria's...nail polish
23
Number of readers who would have liked to see Steve Irwin get a
lengthier tribute
OBSESSIVE FAN OF THE WEEK!
Sure, David Rossi has several tattoos of his idol, ''Weird Al'' Yankovic. (Who doesn't?) No, what elevates this New Jersey computer programmer to ''obsessive'' status is his collection of Weird Al memorabilia (including ''two pairs of Al's glasses from before he had Lasik surgery''). Next up: Rossi's campaign (www.weirdalstar.com) to get his man a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A nation anxiously waits.
