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...says. As celluloid incarnations, Guerin's editors show concern, suggesting she trade crime reporting for something less dangerous, like fashion or politics. In reality, though, some criticize the paper for not doing enough to discourage her. "She told me a year before she was killed that she wanted to write about politics, but they wouldn't let her anywhere near it," says Prendiville. "She was too political. She was a republican. But all that is airbrushed from her memory now. It's not part of the Joan of Arc image." Even the attempts to show Guerin's flaws have come...
...been delivering intelligent, often satirical and occasionally frank songs about global warming, rural life, mobile phones and hamsters. "We should have a quota of songs that reflect our name somehow," says lead singer and guitarist Gruff Rhys. "It's very difficult for the Clash to do anything except write songs about conflict, but I think we have the freedom to write about war on one hand and dogs on the other." SFA's serious side dominates Phantom Power, the band's sixth album, out this week. It has the familiar Super Furry sound - upbeat acoustic sections, driving rock, close harmonies...
...week, Trio even changed its slogan from "Pop, Culture, TV" to "Joel, Stein, TV" and had me introduce each show. They also had me write and host a half-hour show of clips from my selections. It was about 12 hours into the day of shooting that it struck me that I wasn't getting paid for any of my work: not the hosting, the months of programming, the Good Clean Porn show or the My Trio idea. Trio is indeed the smartest network in the world...
Earle's capital locale has extended his visibility beyond the county. He was one of the first prosecutors in Texas to create a victim-assistance program, in 1979; later he helped write a state law requiring every D.A. to open an office to connect crime victims with social services. He helped start Austin's Children's Advocacy Center, which works with abused kids, and a family-justice division of the D.A.'s office, which prosecutes those accused of domestic violence and helps their families get back to normal. A lot of prosecutors view such do-gooderism as a waste...
...that almost comically intense belief in herself. She believed in others too, if they would just work hard. There was a streak of the schoolteacher in her, and a tough grader. One imagines her reading her death notices--all raves--as if they were test papers. "Twaddle!" she would write in the margin. "You can do better...