NEWS LITE : NAMES IN THE NEWS TRAVOLTA, PRESTON TO TEAM FOR FILM.A first for John Travolta and Kelly Preston Kelly Kamalelehua Palzis Preston-Travolta (born October 13, 1962) is an American model and occasional actress best known for being the wife of actor John Travolta since 1991. Early life Preston was born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu, Hawaii. as husband and wife: They're doing a movie together. It's ``The Shipping News,'' based on E. Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. (Proulx got $1 million for the film rights.) In the flick, Travolta plays a widowed New Yorker who relocates to a Newfoundland village and takes a job with the local newspaper, reporting on the shipping news and trying to adjust to his new life and surroundings. The surroundings include Preston's character. Shooting starts in late fall. Though Travolta is a $20 million-a-picture star, he reportedly will do this for less because - get this - he liked the material. He's also doing it for legal reasons. Two years ago, he was sued for bailing out of the movie ``The Double.'' The new role is part of the settlement. George Will George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, conservative American newspaper columnist, journalist, and author. Education and early career Will was born in Champaign, Illinois, the son of Frederick L. Will and Louise Hendrickson Will. : Cubs moved me to right If you want to get to the root of George Will's conservatism, don't look to his education or his upbringing - look to the Chicago Cubs. The political columnist, who grew up between St. Louis and Chicago, said his values were formed by rooting for the Cubs, who last won a pennant 52 years ago. ``My friends rooted for the Cardinals and grew up happy and therefore liberal,'' he said in Tuesday's USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. . ``Because of my early and prolonged exposure to the Cubs, I became morose mo·rose adj. Sullenly melancholy; gloomy. [Latin m  r and conservative.'' But love baseball he does, said Will, whose new book, ``Bunts,'' is his second about the sport. In fact, he proposed to his second wife in 1991 at Camden Yards when the Baltimore Orioles This article is about the contemporary American major league baseball team. For other uses, see Baltimore Oriole (disambiguation). The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. stadium was under construction. He stood at the spot where home plate sits. Sandra Bernhard Sandra Bernhard (born June 6 1955 in Flint, Michigan) is an American comedian, actress, author and singer. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy where she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. : actress-comic-mom Sandra Bernhard has given birth to a baby girl, her publicist said Tuesday in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The 42-year-old comic actress, probably best known for her appearances as a headstrong head·strong adj. 1. Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful. See Synonyms at obstinate, unruly. 2. Resulting from willfulness and obstinacy. lesbian on the TV show ``Roseanne,'' gave birth to Cicely cicely: see sweet cicely. Yasin on Saturday, publicist Tresa Redburn said. The baby's father has not been identified. Well-known for her piercing wit and that defiant sneer parked permanently on her upper lip, Bernhard is an author, a movie actress, stage performer and one of Madonna's gal pals. She's had guest shots on ``Chicago Hope,'' ``Ally McBeal,'' ``Politically Incorrect,'' ``Mad TV,'' ``The Richard Pryor Show'' and ``The Larry Sanders Show.'' She is the author of ``Confessions of a Pretty Lady'' and ``Love, Love, and Love.'' Her third book, ``May I Kiss You on the Lips Miss Sandra,'' is due out in November. Her one-woman show, titled ``I'm Still Here Damn It DAMN IT acronym for a clinical investigation plan, based on probable pathophysiologic causes of the disease present. It consists of Degenerative, developmental; Allergic, autoimmune; Metabolic, mechanical; Nutritional, neoplastic; I ,'' premieres as an HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy special Friday and will make its Broadway debut in October. Ginger Spice won't be gracing toy rack Ginger is out. Toymax, a Plainview, N.Y., toy maker, on Tuesday announced a line of Spice Girls products - collectible figures, accessories, radios, microphones and cassette players. But unlike other items on the market featuring the bubbly rockers, these contain not a trace of Ginger, also known as Geri Halliwell, the Spice Girl who quit in late May. Jackson has ambitions to build Detroit casino Michael Jackson, casino mogul? Bet on it, he says. He visited Detroit on Tuesday with entrepreneur Don Barden to announce plans to build a casino-entertainment complex in the city, promising that it would provide family entertainment. The complex - pegged for an 87-acre site along the Detroit River - would be called Majestic Kingdom and would employ about 6,000 people. The attractions would include the Michael Jackson Thriller Theme Park, a hotel resort designed by the singer, a casino, botanical gardens, nightclubs and restaurants. (What? No zoo?) Inner-city entertainment centers seem to be the rage - witness the $50 million Jump Street USA project that was just announced for North Broad Street, which followed the $56 million Harlem USA development in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . But Majestic Kingdom - and its gambling component - would be much bigger, with a price tag said to be near $1 billion. The whole shebang is contingent upon local approval. Earlier this year, Detroit decided to allow casino gambling and awarded three casino licenses - but none to Barden. Working to overturn that decision, Barden has a referendum on the ballot next month. Jackson said his goal was to create entertainment ``for the childlike heart that lives inside every man and woman.'' Especially him! News Lite is compiled by Karen Duffy from Daily News staff and wire reports. CAPTION(S): 5 Photos Photo: (1) NUDGING A NEST EGG Nest Egg A special sum of money saved or invested for one specific future purpose. Notes: Examples of the purposes for which nest eggs are usually intended include retirement, education, and even entertainment (vacations and cruises). A flamingo at New England's Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Mass., tends to its egg, which is due to hatch at the end of July. (2) Detroit millionaire Don Barden, left, and singer Michael Jackson share a laugh after announcing plans to build a casino in Detroit. Associated Press (3) TRAVOLTA (4) WILL (5) BERNHARD |
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