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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 2002
Page
1
Pierce Brosnan, 48, says he plans two more James Bond movies but worries about aging as his contract ends after the next film, his fourth as 007. Filming starts Monday at Pinewood Studios near London for an untitled installment co starring Halle Berry and Rosamund Pike and scheduled for release in late 2002.
Noah Wyle, star of ER, jokes about sharing story ideas with Scrubs. The piece notes Garri son Kelllor and Minnesota Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion promoting a Wobegon Weekend in St. Paul. Feb events include a church supper and hotdish discussion, with 300 fans invited nationwide at $350 each plus airfare.
The 68 year old former governor says she has adopted major lifestyle shifts after an osteoporosis diagnosis. She notes medication, regular walking and gym visits, a changed diet, and ensuring eight hours of sleep nightly. Her mother also had the condition.
Highlights note Hattie W. Caraway becoming the first woman elected to the U S Senate on January 12 1932. It recalls 1915 House rejection of woman suffrage, Johnson’s 1966 State of the Union urging U S stay in South Vietnam, and the 1971 CBS premiere of All in the Family.
The piece notes birthdays of public figures including The Amazing Kreskin aged 67, former boxing champion Joe Frazier 58, political commentator Rush Limbaugh 51, actress Kirstie Alley 51, country singer Ricky Van Shelton 50, and radio host Howard Stern 48, with a brief intro question about candles.
Kansas University star Drew Gooden returns to his Bay Area roots as top ranked KU meets UCLA in Los Angeles. The Journal-World reports on the homecoming context and the high profile matchup with the Bruins.
Supporters of The Stone Pony rally to prevent demolition as Ocean Front Acquisitions plans a beachfront redevelopment in Asbury Park New Jersey A rally drew about 100 backers including Domenic Santana and Little Steven Van Zandt who urged leaving the iconic club in place amid talks with redevelopment officials.
A Smithsonian exhibit titled In the Spirit of Martin opens at the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit on King’s would be 73rd birthday. The show features 120 works by 100 plus artists including Norman Rockwell and Thornton Dial, with Dial’s Slave Ship sculpture using scrap metal and rope. The exhibit travels to six cities over two years, including Miami Beach Minneapolis New York Memphis and Montgomery, ending in March 2004.
The Jewish Museum in Manhattan faces backlash over Mirroring Evil: Nazi Imagery/Recent Art set to open March 17. Critics like Menachem Rosensaft decry Lego concentration camp depictions and gas canister sculptures as trivializing Holocaust atrocities, while curator Norman Kleeblatt argues the works require context and moral judgment. Museum director Joan Rosenbaum says the pieces invite reflection on how past horrors shape understanding, amid broader New York museum controversy.
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