Bobbitts spark debate on gender roles and society
Mike Royko reflects on the Lorena Bobbitt case and its social meaning. He cites male victimhood, feminist perspectives, and the case as a global wake for women's movement while noting public jokes and media framing. The piece questions gender power dynamics and cultural expectations.
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Anita Hill
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Lorena
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Thing
Golden Globes to proceed despite LA earthquake
The 51st Golden Globes in Beverly Hills will air as planned despite the Los Angeles quake and aftershocks at the Beverly Hilton. Producer Shapiro says precautions are in place with triple-chained lighting in a steel-structure venue. Presenters include Gregory Peck Charlton Heston Al Pacino and Carol Burnett though Kirstie Alley Arsenio Hall canceled due to home damage and Sam Neill and Richard Harris cited travel and family reasons.
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Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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TBS
Ken Shapiro
Gregory Peck
Charlton Heston
al Pacino
Carol Burnett
Kirstie Alley
Arsenio Hall
Sam Neill
Australia
Richard Harris
Shapiro
Cedar Rapids Gazette Details Subscriptions and Recycling Note
The Gazette promotes agriculture by printing with soybean ink and encourages recycling. It lists mailing and carrier rates for Cedar Rapids and other regions, with periods and prices for daily, Sunday, and out of state editions. Address changes go to Cedar Rapids Gazette, P.O. Box 511, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa
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Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
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Rick James to enter rehab instead of prison
Los Angeles AP reports funk singer Rick James convicted of assault and other offenses will be sent to a drug rehabilitation center under a plea deal approved by Superior Court Referee Laura Heimowitz. He could be free as early as September. The DA's office later disclosed it was examining an investigator allegedly providing heroin to a key trial witness.
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Los Angeles
Rick James
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Laura Heimowitz
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Los Angeles Times
Evening arts and events calendar for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
A dense listing of regional events includes theater offerings The Outsiders Tom and Jerry Man of La Mancha and Drop Dead at venues across Iowa City and Cedar Rapids with performances at Hancher Auditorium Theatre B and Theatre Cedar Rapids. Also noted are films exhibits dances and sports with dates times venues prices and participating organizations.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Fairgrounds
U of Playwrights Workshop
Rick Cleveland
U of Theatre Building
Hancher Auditorium
Cedar Rapids
TCR
Riverside Theatre
Kennedy
Kennedy High
Harding
Roosevelt
Taft
Nixon
Marion
Vernon Middle School
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Symphony Beethoven
Grant Johannesen
Paramount Theatre
Cityline
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St. Luke's
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First Assembly of God
Blairs Ferry Rd
Effigy Mounds National Monument
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
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Walford Road
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Fin & Feather
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