Dec 22, 1995

Issue #306

Cover Story

FAME.

by Jess Cagle | Dec 22, 1995
WHITNEY HOUSTON HAS ONE KIND. ANGELA BASSETT HAS ANOTHER. 'WAITING TO EXHALE' PUTS THEM BOTH ON THE BRINK OF MOVIE STARDOM. TABLOIDS. SCANDALS. NO PRIVACY. HOUSTON IS ALREADY PAYING THE PRICE. CAN BASSETT AFFORD IT? Read Article
Magazine Cover (Dec 22, 1995)

Best-sellers

'ROAD' RULES

Dec 22, 1995

Cybertalk

Dec 22, 1995

Encore

JANE KISSES 'TODAY' GOODBYE

by Michele Romero | Dec 22, 1995
PAULEY CAME OUT ON TOP WHEN SHE QUIT AS 'TODAY' COHOST SIX YEARS AGO Read Article

Scene

STARRY NIGHTS

Dec 22, 1995
A PARTY, A FEW PREMIERES, AND OTHER CALLS OF THE WILD. Read Article

Book Commentary

Book News

KEEPING IT ALL IN THE FAMILY

Dec 22, 1995
POET STAN RICE Read Article

Book Review

Sense and Sensibility; Waiting to Exhale

by Dana Kennedy | Dec 22, 1995
READ THE BOOK OR SEE THE MOVIE? YOU CAN'T LOSE EITHER WAY WITH 'SENSE AND SENSIBILITY' AND 'WAITING TO EXHALE,' SISTERLY TALES ABOUT WOMEN WHO LOVE TOO MUCH. Read Article

LEWIS CARROLL: A BIOGRAPHY

by Megan Harlan | Dec 22, 1995

THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY

by Gene Lyons | Dec 22, 1995
CAROLINE KENNEDY CLAIMS HER 'RIGHT TO PRIVACY' Read Article

Box Office

Clip & Save

Coming Up

Dec 22, 1995

Cover Story

FAME.

by Jess Cagle | Dec 22, 1995
WHITNEY HOUSTON HAS ONE KIND. ANGELA BASSETT HAS ANOTHER. 'WAITING TO EXHALE' PUTS THEM BOTH ON THE BRINK OF MOVIE STARDOM. TABLOIDS. SCANDALS. NO PRIVACY. HOUSTON IS ALREADY PAYING THE PRICE. CAN BASSETT AFFORD IT? Read Article

Digital Capsule Review

Digital News

SHOVELWARE

Dec 22, 1995
DESPITE SPIELBERG AND LUCAS' EFFORTS, 'THE DIG' IS SHALLOW Read Article

Internet Capsule Review

Howard Stern

Dec 22, 1995

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

JIM MULLEN'S HOT SHEET

by Jim Mullen | Dec 22, 1995
WHAT THE COUNTRY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEK... Read Article

Movie Capsule Review

SUDDEN DEATH

by Bruce Fretts | Dec 22, 1995

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 22, 1995

SABRINA

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 22, 1995

FATHER OF THE BRIDE PART II

by Ken Tucker | Dec 22, 1995

JUMANJI

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 22, 1995

Movie Commentary

Movie News

GETTING HER PAT DOWN

by Steve Daly | Dec 22, 1995
'NIXON' COSTAR JOAN ALLEN Read Article

Movie Review

OTHELLO

by Ken Tucker | Dec 22, 1995
THE LATEST 'OTHELLO' BRINGS SHAKESPEARE OUT OF THE GHETTO Read Article

NIXON

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 22, 1995
ZIGZAGGING THROUGH CONTEMPORARY HISTORY, OLIVER STONE'S EPIC 'NIXON' HUMANIZES OUR MOST VILIFIED PRESIDENT WITH AN ARTISTRY THAT'S UNIMPEACHABLE. Read Article

HEAT

by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 22, 1995
'HEAT' REHASHES MICHAEL MANN'S FAVORITE RECIPE Read Article

Music Capsule Review

Clouds in My Coffee 1965-1995

by Alanna Nash | Dec 22, 1995

Holiday Heroes

by Chuck Eddy | Dec 22, 1995

notfadeaway: remembering buddy holly

by Tom Sinclair | Dec 22, 1995

Jesus Freak

by Laura Jamison | Dec 22, 1995

Moonlight

by Tony Scherman | Dec 22, 1995

We Got It

by James Bernard | Dec 22, 1995

Merkin Ball

by David Browne | Dec 22, 1995

I Refuse to Be Lonely

by Chip Deffaa | Dec 22, 1995

Music Commentary

Super Shiny Dreams; Stranger Tales

by Mike Flaherty | Dec 22, 1995

Music News

MUSIC BY RALPH LAUREN

by David Browne, Michele Romero | Dec 22, 1995
CDS FROM YOUR FAVORITE SHOPS Read Article

WOMEN WHO CRY TOO MUCH

by A.J. Jacobs | Dec 22, 1995
LOVE AND WALTERS SHARE MORE THAN HAIR ROOTS Read Article

CD, PHONE HOME

by David Browne | Dec 22, 1995
YOU DON'T NEED AN INTIMIDATING SUPERSTORE TO BUY RECORDS--JUST USE YOUR PHONE OR COMPUTER. BUT HOW DOES ELECTRONIC SHOPPING COMPARE WITH BROWSING THE AISLES? Read Article

Music Review

CHRISTMAS IN THE AIRE

by Chris Willman | Dec 22, 1995
'TIS THE SEASON (AGAIN) FOR A MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER HIT Read Article

On-line Events

Oscar Watch

Dec 22, 1995

Pop Culture News

CHER AND CHER ALIKE

by Jessica Shaw | Dec 22, 1995

FLASHES

Dec 22, 1995

FAB GEAR

Dec 22, 1995
A DELIGHTFUL DOZEN FOR THE TECHNO-SAVVY FOLKS ON YOUR HOLIDAY LIST Read Article

CODGER COMIX

by Jess Cagle | Dec 22, 1995
THE OLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S TRUE SNEAK PEEK BEHIND THE SCENES HYSTERICS! ANTICS! OUTTAKES! AFTER THE SUCCESS OF 'GRUMPY OLD MEN,' BAD BOYS WALTER MATTHAU AND JACK LEMMON ARE BACK--WITH BABES Read Article

Mail

Dec 22, 1995

by A.J. Jacobs | Dec 22, 1995

FLOPPIN' WITH THE OLDIES

by Chris Willman | Dec 22, 1995
IN 1995, THE BEATLES WERE THE EXCEPTION IN A BEGINNERS' MARKET Read Article

THE THRILL IS GONE

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh | Dec 22, 1995
DID JACKO FAINT ON STAGE--OR STAGE A FAINT? Read Article

NIXON CUTS 'N' BRUISES

by Chris Nashawaty | Dec 22, 1995
HOLLYWOOD TAKES ON THE BATTERED PRESIDENT Read Article

MONITOR

by Jessica Shaw | Dec 22, 1995

Rent Check

ALEX TREBEK

by Jason Cochran | Dec 22, 1995

Sound Bites

SOUND BITES

Dec 22, 1995

TV Review

by Ken Tucker | Dec 22, 1995
A BENCHFUL OF CAST MEMBERS MAY HAVE DEPARTED, BUT AIRTIGHT ACTING AND A RELIABLE STRUCTURE MAKE A CONVINCING CASE THAT 'LAW & ORDER' IS STILL ONE OF TV'S BEST DRAMAS. Read Article

3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN

Dec 22, 1995
'THE SUN' MAY BE SETTING ON JOHN LITHGOW'S CAREER Read Article

Television News

Dec 22, 1995

THE WEEK

by Bruce Fretts | Dec 22, 1995

Dec 22, 1995

GRATING EXPECTATIONS

Dec 22, 1995
JEREMY PIVEN GIVES THEM 'ELLEN' Read Article

The Biz

CENTS AND SENSIBILITY

Dec 22, 1995
AFTER BLOWING BILLIONS, MICKEY SCHULHOF LEAVES A SONY EMPIRE IN DISARRAY Read Article

The Charts

Dec 22, 1995

The Soap Box

IN SICKNESS AND IN HELL

by Alan Carter | Dec 22, 1995

Time Capsule

Top Videos

Video Capsule Review

GUMBY: THE MOVIE

by Ty Burr | Dec 22, 1995

Tron

by Steve Simels | Dec 22, 1995

Born Wild

by Melissa Pierson | Dec 22, 1995

The Fighter

by J.R. Taylor | Dec 22, 1995

DR. JEKYLL AND MS. HYDE

by Michael Sauter | Dec 22, 1995

Understanding

by David N. Meyer | Dec 22, 1995

Garden of Allah

by David N. Meyer | Dec 22, 1995

"Free As a Bird"

by David N. Meyer | Dec 22, 1995

"Ruby Soho"

by David N. Meyer | Dec 22, 1995

If I Were You

by David N. Meyer | Dec 22, 1995

Video Commentary

Video News

KING ARTHUR COURTS

by Michael Sauter | Dec 22, 1995
REINTERPRETING THE ROMANCE OF CAMELOT Read Article

HE'S GOT SAGE PRESENCE

Dec 22, 1995
MOVIE MARTIAL ARTS MASTER PAT MORITA Read Article

Video Review

Mortal Kombat

by Glenn Kenny | Dec 22, 1995

Burnt By the Sun

by Michelle Woodson | Dec 22, 1995

SMOKE

by Ty Burr | Dec 22, 1995
ONE OF THE CHARMS OF 'SMOKE': ITS INEFFABLE BROOKLYN LOCALE Read Article