Word: also
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Cobb Playwright Lee Blessing sees in the spikes-flying style of baseball's Ty Cobb not only the professionalization of an amiable amateur game but also the emergence of an aggressive American Century. He made that thesis work on regional stages without overburdening the life story of a hero detested by his teammates...
...nine months now, two competing cable channels have been offering rival menus of round-the-clock comedy. On one side of the TV dial is the Comedy Channel, run by Time Warner subsidiary HBO. On the other side is HA! the TV Comedy Network, owned by Viacom International, which also operates MTV. The problem: both channels are losing money. Hoping that two can laugh as cheaply as one, the jousting jokesters disclosed last week that they would merge to form Comedy TV. The new channel, which will draw on programming from both of its parents, should be up and chuckling...
Steve the Tramp is described as a "reeking piece of filth" and a "public enemy" who will "use and abuse any young helpless prey he comes across." Most amazing of all, Steve the Tramp is also a child's toy. The 5-in. figurine, manufactured by California-based Playmates Toys, depicts a ragged street character from Disney's hit movie Dick Tracy. But the Rev. Christopher Rose, an Episcopal priest in Hartford who works with his city's homeless, thought Steve the Tramp's grotesque villainy was a cruel attack on his unfortunate clients. Particularly incensed by the lurid resume...
Aristide's activism has also put him in mortal danger. Since 1986, there have been numerous attempts on his life. The danger was evident three weeks ago, when a grenade killed eight people at a rally outside Port-au-Prince. Aristide's uncanny ability to survive such attacks has led some Haitians to believe he is protected by magical and religious powers...
...wage war on corruption and bring openness to government. But to succeed he will have to enlist the help of the very groups he has alienated, including the church, businessmen and the upper classes. Since his party failed to win a majority in the 110-seat parliament, he may also have to learn the art of democratic compromise. Last week Aristide hinted at the possibility of forming a government of "patriotic union" that would include some of his former opponents...