Apr 18, 1997

Issue #375

Cover Story

The 50 funniest people alive

by Kristen Baldwin, David Browne | Apr 18, 1997
David Letterman, Bill Cosby, and Jim Carrey are only some of the people who made our list Read Article
Magazine Cover (Apr 18, 1997)

Cybertalk

Celebrity cybertalk

Apr 18, 1997
Quotes found online from Kate Clinton, Teri Hatcher, and Thomas Calabro Read Article

Encore

NBC starts a revolution with show ''Real People''

by Dan Snierson | Apr 18, 1997
Extraordinary folks got their trendsetting television break when the show debuted on April 18, 1979 Read Article

Monitor

Monitor

by Erin Richter | Apr 18, 1997
Celebrity news for the week of April 18, 1997 Read Article

Book Commentary

Jeremy Irons reads 'Lolita'

Apr 18, 1997
The actor takes on Nabokov's novel Read Article

Remembering Allen Ginsberg

by Ken Tucker | Apr 18, 1997
A look back at the Beat poet's life, from poetry to punk rock Read Article

Book News

Book Deals

by Matthew Flamm | Apr 18, 1997
Book news for the week of April 18, 1997 Read Article

A different kind of sex book

by Alexandra Jacobs | Apr 18, 1997
Empowerment literature takes on gender Read Article

Book Review

The Story of Junk

by Megan Harlan | Apr 18, 1997

Charlie Chaplin and His Times

by L.S. Klepp | Apr 18, 1997

The Anderson Files

by Alexandra Jacobs | Apr 18, 1997

Lily White

Apr 18, 1997

Mister Sandman

by Rhonda Johnson | Apr 18, 1997

Wedding Pictures

by Alexandra Jacobs | Apr 18, 1997

Princess Charming

by Vanessa V. Friedman | Apr 18, 1997

Who the Devil Made It

by Dana Kennedy | Apr 18, 1997

Cover Story

The 50 funniest people alive

by Kristen Baldwin, David Browne | Apr 18, 1997
David Letterman, Bill Cosby, and Jim Carrey are only some of the people who made our list Read Article

Digital News

Crashing the Heaven's Gate website

by Ty Burr, Noah Robischon | Apr 18, 1997
Visitors to the website after the cult's mass suicide have ''maxed out'' the servers Read Article

Digital Review

Trainspotting

by Steve Simels | Apr 18, 1997

Internet News

Online access to Hollywood

by Dana Kennedy, Kipp Cheng | Apr 18, 1997
Privacy-shattering information is online and available to fans [MDASH] and foes Read Article

Internet Review

Girltech

by Megan Harlan | Apr 18, 1997

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | Apr 18, 1997
The 10 hottest topics the week of April 18, 1997 Read Article

Mail Page

Mail from our readers

Apr 18, 1997
Check out letters from those who agreed with us, and those who didn't Read Article

Movie News

Entertainment news for April 18, 1997

Apr 18, 1997
McCarthy era blacklisted writers made headlines this week Read Article

Billy Bob Thornton: Tinseltown's new It Bob

by Jessica Shaw | Apr 18, 1997
We look at the actor's recent success with ''Sling Blade'' and upcoming projects such as ''Primary Colors'' Read Article

Andy Kaufman biopic draws buzz

by Jessica Shaw | Apr 18, 1997
The latest news on the upcoming movie about the ''Taxi'' star's life Read Article

Additional movie footage we'd like to see

by Nick Catoggio, Jason Cochran | Apr 18, 1997
From ''When Harry Met Sally'' to ''Forest Gump,'' we list the movie moments we would have liked to see Read Article

'70s icons headed for the big screen

by Chris Nashawaty | Apr 18, 1997
The Village People, The Partridge Family, and Evel Knieval all have movies in the works Read Article

Movie Review

Pink Flamingos

by Owen Gleiberman | Apr 18, 1997

Das Boot: The Director's Cut

by Owen Gleiberman | Apr 18, 1997

Anaconda

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Apr 18, 1997

Music News

Michael Hutchence's cites his favorite music

by Tom Sinclair | Apr 18, 1997
What the INXS singer is listening to Read Article

RIAA rules create misleading album sales

by Chris Willman | Apr 18, 1997
Why record sales numbers don't add up Read Article

Music Review

C'mon Kids

by Mike Flaherty | Apr 18, 1997

Dig Your Own Hole

by David Browne | Apr 18, 1997

Come On Home

by Josef Woodard | Apr 18, 1997

Roll With The New

by Kipp Cheng | Apr 18, 1997

The Best of Buddy Miles

by Tom Sinclair | Apr 18, 1997

Dancin' on the Boulevard

by Alanna Nash | Apr 18, 1997

Perfect Flux Thing

by Tom Sinclair | Apr 18, 1997

''Return of the Mack''

by Matt Diehl | Apr 18, 1997

Livin' or Dyin'

by Alanna Nash | Apr 18, 1997

Friends Forever

by Steve Futterman | Apr 18, 1997

retreat from the sun

by Josef Woodard | Apr 18, 1997

Right Now

by James Bernard | Apr 18, 1997

Flesh and Bone

by Jeremy Helligar | Apr 18, 1997

broadway & 52nd

by Josef Woodard | Apr 18, 1997

Ultra

by Jim Farber | Apr 18, 1997

Pop Culture Commentary

Pop Culture News

Entertainment news for April 18, 1997

by Tiarra Mukherjee | Apr 18, 1997
Hillary Clinton's Grammy made headlines this week Read Article

EW's Humor Hall of Fame

by Ty Burr | Apr 18, 1997
We celebrate the divine comedy of 30 all-time great acts such as Abbott and Costello and Lucille Ball Read Article

Entertainment news for April 18, 1997

by Tricia Laine | Apr 18, 1997
Male nail polish made headlines this week Read Article

Heaven's Gate links to Hollywood

by Anna Holmes, A.J. Jacobs | Apr 18, 1997
We explore some of the San Diego suicide cult's coincidental connections to pop culture Read Article

Comedian Quote Mix 'n' Match

by Jason Cochran | Apr 18, 1997
See if you can match the following funny people like Steve Martin and Richard Pryor with their best-known lines Read Article

Shakedown Sheet: Jerry Garcia

by Tim Carvell | Apr 18, 1997
A look inside the late Grateful Dead frontman's 1997 assets Read Article

Sound Bites

Sound Bites: The week's best TV Quotes

Apr 18, 1997
TV's funniest lines from Apr 11 to 17 Read Article

TV Review

Rose Hill

Apr 18, 1997

In the Gloaming

by Ken Tucker | Apr 18, 1997

Television Commentary

Television News

Entertainment news for April 18, 1997

by Casey Davidson | Apr 18, 1997
Dennis Franz and his Pepsi commercial made headlines this week Read Article

David Conrad looks to the future

by Kate Meyers | Apr 18, 1997
The actor ponders life after his role as Leo in ''Relativity'' Read Article

Lucky Vanous' new role

by Kristen Baldwin | Apr 18, 1997
The former Diet Coke hunk finds role on ''Pacific Palisades'' to his taste Read Article

Video Commentary

Video News

The sounds of VHS

by David Hochman | Apr 18, 1997
Oscar-winning films on video sound better on Hi-Fi Stereo VHS Read Article

Video Review

Lust for Life

by Peter Gerstenzang | Apr 18, 1997

I Shot Andy Warhol

by Peter Gerstenzang | Apr 18, 1997

The Agony and the Ecstasy

by Peter Gerstenzang | Apr 18, 1997

The World in His Arms

by Michael Sauter | Apr 18, 1997

Small Wonders

by Melissa Pierson | Apr 18, 1997

Emma

by Erin Richter | Apr 18, 1997

Michael Collins

by Erin Richter | Apr 18, 1997

The Ghost and the Darkness

by Cheo Tyehimba | Apr 18, 1997

Sssssss

Apr 18, 1997

Moulin Rouge

by Peter Gerstenzang | Apr 18, 1997

Man-Eaters of Tsavo

by Cheo Tyehimba | Apr 18, 1997

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