FEBRUARY 3, 1996

Full News Archive

• Headline: Candidate's Brother Under Scrutiny. Impact: This gubernatorial candidate's brother might have unwittingly inspired generations of slacker siblings to run for public office, proving that all you need is a last name and a penchant for couch surfing.. Fact: Funny how the term 'brother's keeper' rarely extends to actually keeping your brother from embarrassing you in public..
• Headline: Destiny and Strength: Post-War Cinema. Impact: This film's portrayal of strong women after World War II could have sparked a worldwide movement for female empowerment—if only it didn’t also lead to a million badly written scripts about 'quirky' women baking pies.. Fact: The only thing more charming than a Dutch village post-war is the realization that they had to rebuild everything, including their movie industry..
• Headline: Hanoi Takes Aim at West's 'Social Evils'. Impact: Hanoi's crackdown on 'social evils' may have inadvertently led to the rise of underground fashion magazines and bootleg VHS tapes, proving that censorship is just a way to make things more interesting.. Fact: They say that what you can't see is always more exciting—like Naomi Campbell's bare breasts, which were apparently too scandalous for the newsstands..
• Headline: FILM REVIEW;Case of the Suave Creep Vs. the Feisty Mom. Impact: This thriller might have inspired a new genre where single moms take down mobsters, leading to a spike in mom-based vigilante films and perhaps a mini-revolution in the action genre—because who doesn’t want to see a mom wielding a spatula as a weapon?. Fact: Ever notice how every movie with a strong mom always ends with her pulling off a miraculous win? Spoiler alert: it's called 'suspension of disbelief'..