Occopodian 1997

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\llDHE I~BPlt1UI1OP1lE ~ Patrick Stewart

\ ~ (left) and Brent

Spiner (right) star in
Star Trek: First Contact,
a movie featuring
characters from the lV
show "Star Trek: The
Next Generation."

flash -E~ Scott Adams' Dilbert, the
~ comic strip about office
Tom Cruise stars in
Jerry Maguire, a politics, captures the nation's
romantic comedy about a imagination. In book form, The
sports agent who Dilbert Principle becomes a
decides to change his national best-seller.
shallow ways, and
spends the rest of the
movie 1rying to regain his
success. It is a
breakthrough role for
Cruise, who is
normally depicted as
a cocky winner.

To honor the 20th -Ef Actors Winona Ryder and ,.J... A?a~emy Award-
anniversary of its ~ Daniel Day-Lewis star in The
release, producer George ~ winning actor
Lucas issues a "remade" Crucible, which opens in December.
Star Wars, with new The screen adaption of Arthur Tom Hanks' first effort
scenes, comput.erized Miller's famous play about the at directing receives
special effects and Salem witch trials is written by critical praise when
souped-up animation. Arthur Miller himself. That Thing You Do!, a
Lucas' grand plan calls movie about the
for a nine-film cycle, meteoric rise and fall of
including prequels. a 1960s rock band,
opens in October.

EngflSh actor/director -E~ Model Brooke Shields [center)
Kenneth Branagh plays ~ moves to television in NBC's
Hamlet in his star-
studded remake of "Suddenly Susan ," a sit-com premiering
Shakespeare's classic. in September. Shields plays a columnist
Despite running four opposite magazine editor Judd Nelson
hours, the movie is a (far right].
critical and box-office
success.

NBC's Thursday night -E~ Sherry Stringfield, Dr. Susan Crichton
drama "ER" features publishes The
television's first HIV- ~ Lewis on NBC's "ER," leaves Lost World, a
positive prominent the show at the peak of her sequel to
character. Jeanie Boulet, character's popularity. In her final
a physician's assistant episode, when Dr. Mark Greene, NBC from Shooting Star
played by Gloria Reuben, played by Anthony Edwards, declares
is relatively open about his love for Susan, the show garners
her condition and helps its highest ratings ever.
confront the stigma
of AIDS.

~~7 Explosive special +i.,~ Bugs Bunny and Chicago Bulls
effects rivet
~ basketball star Michael Jordan
audiences to their seats share top billing in Space Jam, a
partially animated feature film that
as they watch opens in late November.

Independence Day,

one of summer's

blockbuster movies.

series of the same name. Despite 4 s- John Lithgow (front right]
critical put-clowns, the movie is a
huge box-office hit. ~ earns both an Emmy and a
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor
in a Comedy Series in NBC's "3rd
Rock From the Sun ," a sit-com
about a family of aliens living in
contemporary America .

,.l. Actors Brad Pitt [le~) and ~ - America's favorite sit-com
7
~ Jason Patric star in
Sleepers , a film about four men and ~ father, Bill Cosby, enjoys the
success of his new CBS show, "Cosby."
their extraordinary scheme to In January 1997, however, tragedy
revenge the abuse they experienced strikes as Cosby's son Ennis is killed in
as boys . The controversial movie Los Angeles in an apparent
also stars Dustin Hoffman, Robert random robbery.
De Niro and Kevin Bacon .

~ ":::r Stars Bill Paxton and Helen
~ Hunt flee a tornado of
awesome proportions in Twister,
another summer blockbuster,
which tells the story of storm
chasers highly devoted to studying
the inner workings of tornadoes.

ENTERTAI

MUSIC

~ British pop

~ superstars Liam

(left) and Noel Gallagher
cancel the remainder of
a U.S. concert tour in
September amid rumors
that their band, Oasis, is
breaking up . Denying the
reports, the brothers
announce they will
release a new album in
the summer of 1997.

flash from the reunited remaining
members of the band, is released
Folk and blues artist in November. Following the example
Tracy Chapman returns of their two previous anthologies,
to the scene in 1996 Anthology 3 sells in record
with the single "Give
Me One Reason." A _ Kiss bass guitarist Gene
Chapman receives five ~ Simmons strikes a familiar
Grammy nominations in
January 1997. pose as the band kicks off a reunion
tour with a June 28 concert in
The artist formerly Detroit. The tour marks the first
known as Prince time the original members of the
releases band perform together since 1979.
Emancipation, a three-
hour, three-CD album, ~ Heavy metal band Metallica
in honor of his release
from his Warner Bros. ~ is the headlining act for the
recording contract.
summer concert Lollapalooza ,
Guitarist Slash of Guns traditionally an alternative-rock
N' Roses forms his own show. Metallica remains high-
band. His new group, profile , winning an MTV award for
Slash's Blues Ball, is a the year's Best Hard Rock Video
six-man blues band in September.
grounded in the blues-
based hard rock of
the 1970s.

Rocker Sheryl Crow joins
the ranks of musicians
who have had their
albums banned from
Wal-Mart. The retail
giant objects to a lyric
alleging that kids kill each
other with guns they
obtained from the store.

-E~ Canadian pop artist Celine -E~ After 10 years of separation , members

~ Dion tops the charts in ~ of the band Van Halen are reunited with

1996 with the album Falling Into their former lead singer, David Lee Roth (right],
at the MTV Video Music Awards in September.
You, which sells more than 16 Roth later claims he thought he was rejoining
the band, who chose a different lead singer.
million copies worldwide .

~ No Doubt, fronted by lead

'7"7 singer Gwen Stefani, releases

Tragic Kingdom, which includes such

chart-toppers as "Just a Girl ,"

"Spiderwebs ," and "Don't Speak."

A__ Counting Crows' second album, ~ George Strait is honored by the
~ Recovering the Satellites, is
~ Country Music Association in
released in October. The long awaited
follow-up to 1993's August and October with three major awards-
Everything After debuts at number one Single of the Year for "Check Yes or
on the charts . No," Album of the Year for Clear Blue
Sky, and Male Vocalist of the Year.

~ The hit
~ single
"Where It's At"
kicks off the new
Beck album
Odelay, which is

~ Toni Braxton's second album,

~ Secrets, is released in summer

1996. Braxton wins R&B Single of the
Year for "Let It Flow" at the Billboard
Music Awards in the fall.

Death Row Records Fourteen-year-old singing ~ The music world is stunned in
co-founder Dr. Dre, often sensation LeAnn Rimes is
dubbed the «godfather of 'gangsta' nominated for the Country Music ~ September by the death of
rap," begins distancing himself from Association's Horizon Award after
hard-core rap. "Been There, Done the breakthrough success of her rapper Tupac Shakur, killed in a drive-by
That," his break-away anthem, single "Blue." The popular new star shooting in Las Vegas. Speculations as
premieres on MlV in September. is often compared to country to the killer's motive abound, but the
music legend Patsy Cline. year ends with no answers and
no arrests .
__d____ Alanis Morissette's Jagged
~ Little Pill reigns the charts, ~•.. R.E.M.'s 12th
album, New
becoming the all-time top-selling
album by a female artist. Adventures in Hi-Fi, the·
Morissette also dominates the group's first recording
1996 Grammys by winning four since 1994's Monster,
awards, including Best Album . is released •by .Warner
Bros. in September.

""k The Wallflowers, with
Jak.ob Dylan, son of

legendary •folk ·artist Bob
Dylan, release Bringing Down
the Horse, which features hit
singles "One .Headlight" and ''6th
Avenue Heartache."

SPORT

~ The New York
~ Yankees win the
World Series, beating
the Atlanta Braves in a
four-game sweep, after
losing the first two
games. It is the first
series title for the
Yankees since 1978.

flash -E~ Team USA wins the World

Tennis pro PetA:! Sampras 1 Cup of Hockey, beating
wins the eighth grand- Canada 5-2 in the final. Eight
slam title of his career teams from Canada, Europe and
at the U.S. Open in the U.S. participate in the
September. Steffi Graf World Cup, which replaced the
wins the U.S. Open Canada Cup.
Women's title, beating
Monica Seles.

Pro boxer Mike Tyson ~ Twenty-year-old golfing ~ Paul Molitor of the
loses his Heavyweight ~ Minnesota Twins becomes
Champion of the 1 phenom Eldrick "Tiger"
World title to Evander Woods turns pro in August, making the 21st player in major league
Holyfield in a November the transition from exceptional history to reach 3 ,CXXJ career
match. Holyfield, a amateur golfer to well-endorsed hits. The milestone is reached in
former two-time world professional, including a deal September, when Molitor triples
champion, reclaims his with Nike worth an estimated against Kansas City Royals rookie
title in the surprise win. $40 million. pitcher Jose Rosado.

Chicago Bulls star ~ Race car driver Terry Labonte
Dennis Rodman furthers
his controversial ~ wins NASCAR's Winston Cup
reputation by kicking a
photographer in the championship with a total of 4 ,657
groin during a game points after finishing fifth in the
against the Minnesota final race, the Napa 500, at the
Timberwolves in January Atlanta Motor Speedway.
1997. Rodman is
suspended for up to 11 __,.,...___ Led by quarterback Brett
games without pay,
costing him more than ~ Favre, the Green Bay Packers
$1 million, in addition to
a $25,000 fine to the beat the New England Patriots 35-21
NBA, as well as a in Super Bowl XXXI at the Louisiana
reported $200,000 Superdome. It is the Packers' first
settlement with the Super Bowl since 1968.
photographer.

Baltimore Orioles second
baseman Roberto
Alomar is suspended for
five games, deferred to
the 1997 season, when
he spits on an umpire
during a heated
argument over a
questionable call in the
National League play-offs.
Controversy ensues over
the leniency of the
punishment.

~~7 T h e U .~ .
womens

gymnastics team takes

the gold at the Summer

Olympics. Kerri Strug,

second from right, is

the heroine of the

competition, landing her

final vault despite a

dislocated le~ ankle.

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'~ ~ U.S. swimmer
1 Amy Van Dyken
ti . ! wins the women's
1CO-meter butterfly
a&A & 11 .. event at the Olympic 4 ~The Chicago Bulls win their
~ •• Games with a time of
59 .13 seconds. Van I fourth NBA championship in six
Dyken wins a total of
four golds. years as they defeat the Seattle
Supersonics in game six of the NBA
'/\
finals on June 16.

: U.S. Olympian
Dan O'Brien

racks up 8,824 points
to take the gold medal
in the decathlon, a
grueling, 10-event
track-and-field
competition.

• • t' I I ~ Jean Driscoll (front right] of the
1 U.S. takes the silver in the
~ Olympic swimmer Tom
~ Dolan captures another women's BOO-meter wheelchair race, a
demonstration sport, at the Summer
gold for the U.S. as he wins Olympics. Driscoll, seven-time winner
the 4 00-meter individual medley of the Boston Marathon, retires at the
on July 21 . Dolan wins with a end of 1996, a~r setting several
time of4:14.90. world records during her career.

Minnesota Twins star ~ Basketball star Shaquille □'Neal
centerfielder Kirby Puckett
announces his retirement from ~7 jumps from the Orlando
baseball in July. A serious eye
ailment forces Puckett to give up Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers in
the game, but he manages to July. The deal is the richest in NBA
maintain his upbeat attitude at history, paying □'Neal $120 million
press conferences and interviews. over 7 years.

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flash ~ A "Sesame Street" stuffed

Helping consumers ~ toy causes panic among
maintain privacy,
marketers promote holiday shoppers. Tickle Me Elmo
home AIDS tests. sells out in stores nationwide, and
Consumers draw their has shoppers fighting over scarce
own blood and then send
it away to be tested
confidentially.

Advancing technology ,.--:! The My Twinn Doll Company ~ The beverage
means more options ~ industry
on telephones, ~ offers individually cra~ed
including Caller ID, introduces a new
which becomes more dolls that replicate, from a photo, concept-bottled
common than ever in the eye color, hair and facial water with caffeine!
1996. The display unit features of a living girl. Each doll One bottle of the
allows people to see the comes with two matching outfits, uncarbonated water
name and number of one for the doll and one for contains as much
their caller before even the owner. caffeine as one cup
answering the phone. of coffee.

Authors Ellen Fein and ~.........
Sherrie Schneider
release The Rules, a ~
controversial manual
teaching women WORLD BOOK
strategies for getting a
man to propose ENCYCLOPEDIA, INC .
marriage. While the book
draws criticism from
both sexes, it is a
best-seller.

The U.S. Postal Service ~ Disney's
issues stamps ~ 101
commemorating Dalmatians
Hanukkah, the first non- inspires an
Christian religious avalanche of
holiday ever featured promotional
on a stamp. merchandise ,
filling stores
Casual Fridays become A__ Nail polish colors get darker with spotted
more and more ~ and funkier. Deep browns toys , backpacks,
widespread in American games and other
work culture. Businesses and blues are popular forms of odds and ends.
allow employees who expression and style .
normally dress in
professional clothing at
work to wear more
comfortable, casual
clothing on Fridays.