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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 2000
Page
1
Priceline spokesman says William Shatner remains under contract through next fall and could appear in future ads as the company plans a new TV push next year. The New York Post had reported the actor would end his association with Priceline.
A Church of England publication features Britney Spears in a provocative spread and hails her as a great ambassador for virginity. The magazine quotes a Celebrate spokesman noting her sexuality and religious beliefs, while Spears emphasizes prayer and faith as comforting to her.
A Canadian pediatric research team writes in CMAJ that Winnie the Pooh characters are psychological messes. Sarah Shea lists Pooh as obsessive compulsive and ADHD, Eeyore as chronically melancholic, Piglet needing anti panic drugs, Christopher Robin haunted by gender issues, and Roo at risk of delinquency. The forest is described as disenchanting with developmental and psychosocial problems going untreated.
A compact history card traces Drake's 1577 circumnavigation voyage from England, the 1862 Confederate victory at Fredericksburg, Gershwin's 1928 American in Paris premiere at Carnegie Hall, and the 1944 Nashville kamikaze strike that killed 138 aboard the U S cruiser.
Today's celebrity birthday list notes Dick Van Dyke turning 75 along with Christopher Plummer 71 Robert Prosky 70 John Davidson 59 Ted Nugent 52 and Jamie Foxx 33. The item reads like a brief roster of notable figures with ages.
A surminuce documentary featuring young participants in the Van Go Mobile Arts program airs at 7 pm Thursday. The feature appears on the 18&Under page with full Thursday coverage.
The article profiles Mel Gibson discussing his shift from action star to romantic comedy lead in What Women Want. It covers his on and offscreen paradoxes, his read on women, and how the film lets him mix bravado with sensitivity while noting public attention to his wider persona.
The 200 inductees feature Michael Jackson Paul Simon Aerosmith and Queen in the all male group, with Steely Dan The Flamingos Solomon Burke and Ritchie Valens also honored. Jann Wenner and Rebecca Rankin announced the class, with VH1 carrying the ceremony on March 19. Jackson praised the lineup while no women were inducted this year.
Russell Crowe, known for high intensity on screen and off, is profiled amid career highs from L A Confidential to Gladiator. Director Hackford notes his demanding nature yet his ability to ease others with charm and humor while promoting Thirty Odd Foot Of Grunts. In Proof of Life Crowe plays Terry Thorne, a former SAS officer turned Kidnap and Ransom expert, guiding Peter Bowman’s rescue negotiations with captors as Meg Ryan stars as his wife.
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