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hile the past year may have been dominated with movies about
doomed ships and television programs espousing the neurosis of
- borderline-anorexic female lawyers, the biggest crowd pleasers
'. leconie akrplace on the six o’clock news,
unities tol-Rfairs torrid enough to belong on “Melrose Place” and miracle births
ganization; atlvould have made “Touched By An Angel” proud and kept the nation’s
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game in the baby-making business. The McCaughey’s small hometown in
Iowa became proud of their seven newest sources of tax revenue and
every news magazine and morning talk show cooed over the rugrats. Fol
lowing the birth and media frenzy, and in the grand tradition of product
placement, the offers to the family rolled in. Free diapers, baby food and
even a free minivan landed in the McCaugheys’ laps.
America, gotta love it.
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palate wet.
Monica Lewinsky, Ken Starr and Bill Clinton
The three-headed hydra of the year. A sexual affair of such
monstrous proportions that even a mention in Starr’s infamous
report was enough to send people scurrying to the Gap for
blue dresses and make smokers re-examine the potential
of cigars.
Lewinsky garnered national attention and even made a list of
e most powerful people in their 20s, an honor most twen-
sonethings aren’t cheering about.
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le Spring, starr came to the forefronFas the world’s most prestigious col-
;tor of porno stories. In the opening of the 1998, news analysts
involved ?re{ discussing what the “Clinton Legacy” would be. One year
e said the :eri that legacy is an impeachment trial that would make Andrew
experience h|son and Richard Nixon laugh out loud
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Larry Flynt
The world’s second most recognizable pornographer.
While the publisher of Hustler magazine may be a moral
toad, he knows that when it comes to the halls of Congress he
isn’t the only one riding a lilypad.
This past year, Flynt became the only man in the entire Monicagate
amlal to put his money where his mouth was.
T ■ in 1 Effering one million dollars to anyone with information on an incident
. r ^?T; s TrEmgressional pant dropping sent the heir to Gingrich, Louisiana Rep-
1 septative Bob Livingston, back to the bayou and an untold number of
ilck at .v • wickers scurrying for cover.
ortunities.
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Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire
The two powerhouses of Major League Baseball finally made
a game still suffering from the negative impacts of the 1994
strike fun to watch again. Watching them battle it out for Roger
Maris’ record became a national obsession and a chance to for-
a good lime about stained blue dresses.
more infers - When Big Mac broke the record with his shortest home run of the year,
Dsa was the first to congratulate him and, for at least a while, the dignity
' ill be an ir"ipiof^sional sports returned — that is until the NBA decided to have a
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The McCaughey Septuplets
jgby: There’ Wy '’’ Remember the days when twins were a rare sight? Appar-
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Ruben DeLuna /The Battalion
Matthew Shephard
A young college student found dead and tied to a fence post
is a horror story for any college campus. Add the condition
that it might be an anti-gay murder, and the University of
Wyoming gained national attention following the murder of
Shephard. While the motive for the murder has been clouded
with other possible motives, the debate continues and in this week’s State
of the Union address, Clinton called for the passage of an anti-hate law.
George Lucas
Heard of a little flick called The Phantom Menace! Who
hasn’t? Well, the film’s little two minute trailer kept the Jedi
Knight cult at the multiplexes praying for the long heralded
trailer. Rumors of the trailer at The X-Files helped raise ticket
sales the first few days. Lucas is now re-claiming his throne
as a movie god. The lines at Hollywood 16 have probably already formed
for the May 21st premiere. Cha-ching.
Dat Nguyen
The A&M linebacker with the talent and drive that made
Aggie fans proud. His Vietnamese heritage made him unique
to the football grid iron. It isn’t every college player that can
have the patrons and owners of a Houston-area sushi bar
jumping around during the Big 12 Championship.
Calista Flockhart
The “Ally McBeal” star won critical praise and put a big
dent in Monday Night Football Nielsen ratings this past
year. She was simultaneously heralded as a post-modern
feminist and the death of feminism itself, but her biggest
controversy came when she showed up at this year’s Em-
mys. More accurately it was the part of her that did not show up that
had people concerned. Rumors of eating disorders dogged the star, and
fellow television women Kristen Johnson of “3rd Rock From the
Sun” went public, criticizing the unattainable body type Flockhart
and other actresses were presenting to young women.
George Michael
“Why can’t you set your monkey free?” Isn’t it sad
when art imitates life? Michael’s arrest in a California
men’s restroom and subsequent revelation of his homo
sexuality had the tabloids falling over themselves trying
to crucify the pop star. Michael had the last laugh though
with the release of his video “Outside” depicting various couples in
compromising positions and Michael himself wearing a police uniform
and singing in a public bathroom.
The New Kids Clones
It does not matter what they call themselves, whether it
be The Backstreet Boys or ’N Sync or 98 Degrees, pre-fab
pop music has come back with a vengeance. With the sales
of rock albums in a downward spiral, pop music kept the
record industry afloat. Not surprisingly, the trend has spread to other mu
sic genres. CMT has started showing the videos of five attractive young
guys snappily dressed and the clones of Latin descent are singing Tejano.
But the big question still remains, what ever happened to the originals
Danny, Donny, Joe, John and Jordan?
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