Stone aims for star power in Any Given Sunday
Jamie Foxx says Oliver Stone plans to cast Deion Sanders Keyshawn Johnson and other superstars in Any Given Sunday with Al Pacino Cameron Diaz and Dennis Quaid headlining Foxx plays a quarterback and reveals Dallas Cowboys Jets and 49ers are depicted in the film L L Cool J and Bill Bellamy also aboard Foxx pushed hard for the role even submitting a video to secure it.
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Deion Sanders
Keyshawn Johnson
Oliver Stone
Jamie Foxx
Warner Bros
al Pacino
Cameron Diaz
Dennis Quaid
Dallas Cowboys
Jets
San Francisco 49Ers
Foxx
L.L. Cool J
Bill Bellamy
Stone
Hollywood talk and showbiz notes mingle in busy week
The piece covers Willie Beamon inspired football throwing claims in Any Given Sunday, Barbra Streisand New Year's Eve tour talk, Dale Evans holiday grief after Pat Doyles, Rebecca Romijn Stamos and John Stamos keeping careers separate, and other entertainment chatter about 1999 milestones and star dynamics.
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Barbra Streisand
New York
Madison Square Garden
the Garden
Streisand
Rebecca Romiji- Stamos
John Stamos
MTV
Mrs. Stamos
Mr. Romijn
Barrier-free creativity through the arts for disabled artists
The piece highlights how art offers barrier-free paths for disabled and chronically ill individuals. It references Itzhak Perlman and others, notes the MDA founded 1992 art programs and the 370 artist collection, and cites personal stories from Ray Charles to Barbara Mason and Jennifer Pattison about art as empowerment and lifelong opportunity.
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Itzhak Perlman
Ray Charles
Jose Feliciano
Stevie Wonder
Andrea Bocelli
Flannery O'Connor
Christopher Reeve
New York
Sylvia Harman
Virginia Beach
Marlee Matlin
Jan Pattison
Grafton
MDA
Ross
William
Jennifer
Savannah College of Art and Design
Hampton Roads
Pattison
Elizabeth
Barbara Mason
Norfolk, Va
Mason
Fred
Barbara
Katherine Porter
Christmas letters and their confessional excesses
Dear Miss Manners notes that Christmas letters often reveal embarrassing personal and medical details and fabrications. She suggests a polite, nonconfrontational approach and adds that legal concerns over privacy or self incriminating content may deter excessive confessions.
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Miss Manners
I Know I Know The Divorced Lover’s Lament
A divorced woman asks for validation and guidance after an affair with her boss who is engaged to another. She seeks reassurance that she is not an idiot and hopes he will reconsider the marriage as their conflicted feelings persist in a tense workplace.
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Cheryl
Dear I Know and Dear Tired: Relationship Advice
A reader asks about a controlling partner and constant bickering in a sixmonth marriage. Cheryl Lavin counsels to stop defending minor disputes and avoid triggering arguments, suggesting letting small issues go to break the cycle. Readers are invited to submit problems for future columns.
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Cheryl
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