May 15, 1998

Issue #432

Cover Story

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Magazine Cover (May 15, 1998)

Encore

Historic flops

May 15, 1998
''Ishtar,'' ''Howard the Duck,'' and other disasteruos films Read Article

Monitor

Monitor

by Kipp Cheng, Suna Chang | May 15, 1998
Celebrity news for the week of May 15, 1998 Read Article

Trends

Hollywood loves cars

by Tricia Laine | May 15, 1998
From ''Speed Racer'' to NASCAR, interest in motor sports surges among celebs Read Article

Between the Lines

The inside scoop on the book world

by Alexandra Jacobs, Matthew Flamm | May 15, 1998
S.I. Newhouse biographies and ''Seinfeld'' made news the week of May 15, 1998 Read Article

Book Commentary

Book Review

Coney Island

by Margot Mifflin | May 15, 1998

Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses

by Megan Harlan | May 15, 1998

The Knife Thrower and Other Stories

by Margot Mifflin | May 15, 1998

N Is For Noose

by Daneet Steffens | May 15, 1998

A Patchwork Planet

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 15, 1998

A Widow for One Year

by Tom De Haven | May 15, 1998
By returning to the literary world he knows so well in the sprawling, deeply felt A Widow for One Year, John Irving has delivered his best novel since The World According to Garp Read Article

Digital News

Investing in the Web

May 15, 1998
The recent bounce in internet stocks flabbergasts Wall Street Read Article

Digital Review

Palm III; PalmPilot Professional

May 15, 1998
With 3Com's latest personal digital assistant, our smitten critic has found paradise by the Pilot light. Read Article

Hear & Now

This week on the music beat

by Tom Sinclair, Chris Willman | May 15, 1998
Snoop Dogg, Springstein and the artist formerly known as The Artist made news the week of May 15, 1998 Read Article

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

Jim Mullen's Hot Sheet

by Jim Mullen | May 15, 1998
The 15 hottest topics the week of May 15, 1998 Read Article

Movie Review

Deep Impact

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 15, 1998
Humanity braces for a collision of devastating proportions in Deep Impact, a sensitive look at the end of the world. Read Article

Deja Vu

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 15, 1998

A Friend of the Deceased

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 15, 1998

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 15, 1998

Homegrown

by Ty Burr | May 15, 1998

Go Now

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 15, 1998

Black Dog

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | May 15, 1998

Music Capsule Review

Slam Dunk/King of the Hill

by Dan Snierson | May 15, 1998

Music Commentary

Music News

''Mermaid Avenue''

by Matthew McCann Fenton | May 15, 1998
Billy Bragg's album of never-before-published or recorded songs by Woody Guthrie Read Article

Music Review

Version 2.0

by Jim Farber | May 15, 1998

At Budokan: The Complete Concert

by Doug Brod | May 15, 1998

Candy From a Stranger

by Tom Sinclair | May 15, 1998

Howlin' at the Moon

by Alanna Nash | May 15, 1998

Blue

by Matt Diehl | May 15, 1998

Romeo and Juliet

by Matt Diehl | May 15, 1998

5

by Jim Farber | May 15, 1998

Mezzanine

by Steven Mirkin | May 15, 1998

Duality

by Tom Lanham | May 15, 1998

Twistin' in the Wind

by Beth Johnson | May 15, 1998

The Closer I Get

by David Browne | May 15, 1998

Nature Film

by Will Hermes | May 15, 1998

Just Friends

by Chip Deffaa | May 15, 1998

3 Car Garage

by Rob Brunner | May 15, 1998

A Thousand Leaves

by J.D. Considine | May 15, 1998

Version 2.0

by Jim Farber | May 11, 1998

3 Car Garage

by Rob Brunner | May 11, 1998

On the Air

The latest news from the TV beat

by Joe Flint | May 15, 1998
''Entertainment Tonight,'' Jerry Springer, and Showtime made news the week of May 15, 1998 Read Article

Pop Culture Commentary

Mail from our readers

May 15, 1998
Check out letters from those who agreed with us, and those who didn't Read Article

Pop Culture News

Entertainment news for May 15, 1998

by Rob Brunner, Zack Stentz | May 15, 1998
Saddam Hussein, the Chicago Cubs and Casper Van Dien made headlines this week Read Article

Hollywood turns to more realistic body images

May 15, 1998
Kirstie Alley, Kathy Najimy lead the way for full-figured stars Read Article

Leonardo DiCaprio's newest project

by A.J. Jacobs | May 15, 1998
The star shills for credit cards on Japanese TV Read Article

''Zen & a Bullet in the Head''

May 15, 1998
The authors offer their top 10 Japanese-to-English subtitle mistranslations Read Article

''The Truman Show'' draws crowds

by Daniel Fierman | May 15, 1998
Not yet released, the film is getting attention with its photomosaic poster Read Article

Reel World

This week in Hollywood

by Anita M. Busch | May 15, 1998
Movie-biz books, meteor movies and Austin Powers made movie news the week of May 15, 1998 Read Article

Sound Bites

Sound Bites: The week's best TV Quotes

May 15, 1998
TV's funniest lines from May 8 to 15 Read Article

TV Review

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

by Ken Tucker | May 15, 1998

Boy Meets World

by Ken Tucker | May 15, 1998
TGIF survivors Boy Meets World and Sabrina save a night of woeful kids' TV. Read Article

Television News

''Sanford and Son''

by Bruce Fretts | May 15, 1998
The NBC smash starring Redd Foxx reairs on TV Land. Read Article

''The People's Court'' and ''Judge Judy''

by Bruce Fretts | May 15, 1998
Viewers find in favor of lady justice Read Article

''The X-Files'' biggest baddie

by Mike Flaherty | May 15, 1998
Nicholas Lea talks about his role as the show's sexy antagonist, Alex Krycek Read Article

The Daytime Emmys

by Shawna Malcom | May 15, 1998
Should Susan Lucci prepare her speech? We predict the winners. Read Article

Video Capsule Review

Blackjack

by David Everitt | May 15, 1998

Video Commentary

Video News

The Beetle takes on Hollywood

May 15, 1998
Beyond ''The Love Bug'' and the Herbie movies, the VW car has performed admirably Read Article

Video Review

Starship Troopers

by Ty Burr | May 15, 1998

Bella Mafia

by Denise Lanctot | May 15, 1998

Playing God

May 15, 1998

Murder In Mind

by Michael Sauter | May 15, 1998

Trojan Eddie

by Mike D'Angelo | May 15, 1998