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When he tested positive for the AIDS virus, in 1984, Caleb Schwartz was 28. What that means is that for most of his adult life he has expected to die prematurely. A while ago, when he was looking for a new apartment in Manhattan, he would only consider elevator buildings. He was in good health at the time, but he had to keep in mind the day--in two years? in five?--when he would be too weak to climb stairs...
Ovitz hadn't planned to leave until next year, but events overtook him. He spent last week in Manhattan, attending a premiere of The Preacher's Wife on Monday. But Tuesday was rife with rumors that he was out. Wednesday evening he appeared strained as he addressed a Council on Foreign Relations meeting. As he spoke, Eisner was headed for Manhattan...
Finally, after moving up through subcontractors from Tijuana to Taipei in their search for Santa, the kids get to the Manhattan headquarters of We R Toys Inc. They ascend to the top floor, where they've been told the ceo will be found, and knock timidly on the boardroom door. But alas, they find only a group of identical pudding-faced men in pinstriped suits, sitting around an oval table. One of the executives rises and smiles warmly at the kids. "We heard about the personnel problems down at Pure Joy, and do we have a big surprise...
...Dennis Rodman and Richard Branson A pair of unblushing brides. The Chicago Bulls star decided to marry himself in a wedding gown at a Manhattan bookstore as a publicity stunt for his confessional, Bad As I Wanna Be, while the British bull artist shaved his beard of 30 years and donned a wedding dress, veil and fishnet stockings to celebrate the launching of his latest venture, the Virgin Bride boutique in London. "I've always had good legs," said Branson. Good taste is another matter entirely. The nerve of either of them to wear white...
...Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk. The black experience in America as interpreted by the tapping, stomping feet of Savion Glover and company. The sketches--on how hard it is to hail a cab in Manhattan, or be a black dancing star in 1930s Hollywood--are satirically on target, and the dancers perform with demon drive. What a year for musicals...