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An Immodest Proposal
It's time to get rid of the movie rating system.
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Volume III, Issue 11 September 7 - September 13, 1999

News & Opinion

After taking Labor Day off, we're dipping into the Weekly Wire archives for stories on the kind of people who enjoy karaoke, a man's efforts to translate his family's letters about the Holocaust, how we admire rich people like we do sports and movie stars, staying afloat in a sea of junk mail, two boxers struggling for a chance at the Olympics, and reasons that have nothing to do with drugs that might make George W. Bush a poor choice for president. Plus, Walter Jowers goes under the knife, purchasing your car on the web, and more. News & Opinion contents page

Film & TV

Although it doesn't break any new ground, the Farrelly Brothers' new comedy, "Outside Providence," is a sweet coming-of-age story, and we've got an interview with two of its young stars. "Chill Factor" is such a derivative movie that reviews will inevitably compare it to any of half a dozen others. Two more reviews of "The Muse" have come in, with our critics split between a vigorous denunciation and appreciation for its reflection on family, work and self-image. Plus "The Astronaut's Wife," "Dudley Do-Right," and more. This week in Film & TV The Astronaut's Wife Adv. of Sebastian Cole Chill Factor Dudley Do-Right The Muse(1) The Muse(2) Outside Providence(1) Outside Providence(2) Rock Opera Twin Falls Idaho X-Files (TV) and more... Film & TV contents page Visit the Film Vault for thousands of reviews

Music

A Nashville songwriter is trying to bring a little bit of Broadway to the Country Music capital. If you thought New Kids on the Block were old hat, you're probably not of a certain age and gender. Being a concert promoter is not your usual summer job, but a group of young hip-hop fans who did that learned some important business lessons. Plus, rapping with a Chemical Brother, David Amram, Puff Daddy, and more. This week in Music David Amram Chemical Brothers Dixie Chicks Isley Brothers New Kids on the Block Pathos Puff Daddy PLUS Booty Calls Concert Promoters Nashville Broadway and more... Music contents page

	Arts & Leisure
	American Dream Safari Wall Drug Iron Chef and more... Arts & Leisure contents page

Books

By writing about events with a novelist's imagination, Norman Mailer revolutionized the relationship between fact and fiction. Keir Graff wonders what has happened to the memoir, once a recording of the wisdom of a lifetime, now just getting back at mommy and daddy. Flor Fernandez Barrios has written a memoir, an unsentimental, bare-boned story of a young girl in the early days of Fidel Castro's regime. Also, a collection of short stories, a dark and complex novel, a biography of Thelonious Monk, and more. Books contents page

	Comics
	Come down from your Staggering Heights and get to the Red Meat of the matter with this swell set of cartoons that also includes Mueller, K. Rat and Random Shots. Comics contents page Visit the official Red Meat site

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