NEWS LITE : SPRINGER HOLDS NO ILLUSIONS ON SHOW.Jerry Springer doesn't think his trashy talk show is evil. Still, don't expect him to spend a lot of effort defending its virtue. ``I would argue against it being bad, but there's certainly nothing of sustaining value,'' Springer said in the January issue of Esquire magazine. ``It's chewing gum chewing gum, confection consisting usually of chicle, flavorings, and corn syrup and sugar (or artificial sweeteners). Prehistoric people are believed to have chewed resins. . I could hardly with a straight face say anything else. I don't think I could even concoct con·coct tr.v. con·coct·ed, con·coct·ing, con·cocts 1. To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking. 2. a speech saying this is important for America to watch.'' Springer, the son of German Jewish Holocaust refugees, came to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. from England when he was 4 years old. The lawyer-turned-politician became mayor of Cincinnati before turning to television. His talk show, which often features spurned spurn v. spurned, spurn·ing, spurns v.tr. 1. To reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn. See Synonyms at refuse1. 2. To kick at or tread on disdainfully. v. lovers, cross-dressers and meddling med·dle intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles 1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere. 2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper. relatives, is known for on-stage fighting between guests. ``It's kind of funny, because I've never been in a fight in my life,'' Springer said. ``I mean, Phoebe Nelaboff pushed me into the bushes in third grade on the way to school. But short of that, I honestly don't remember being in a physical fight in my life.'' Running an empire a load for Drescher In ``The Nanny,'' Fran Drescher is the help. In real life, she needs a lot herself. Drescher produces and stars in the sitcom, now in its sixth season. She is also writing a sequel to her book ``Enter Whining,'' and developed the comedy series ``The Daytrippers'' for MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. . ``I'm very organized and detail-oriented, and when I was a struggling young actress, I did it all myself,'' Drescher said in the January issue of InStyle magazine. Now she relies on ``a loyal group of disciples, each on a 24-hour pager. Running an empire is hard.'' Alone now after separating two years ago from her high school sweetheart husband, Drescher credits her success with emotional independence to more outside help - psychotherapy four times a week. ``I got a lot of satisfaction out of being the best,'' she said. ``But when you reach what you've been striving for and you're still not happy - well, I realized I was totally out of touch with my own feelings.'' Paltrow dreaming of control over life Gwyneth Paltrow made her dream come true by becoming a movie star. Now her dreams are more mundane. ``Acting isn't everything to me,'' Paltrow said in the January issue of InStyle magazine. ``My family - that always comes first.'' Paltrow's life has always been elite. The daughter of actress Blythe Danner Blythe Katherine Danner, born February 3, 1943 in Philadelphia, United States, is an Emmy and Tony Award winning American actress. She is also the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow. and producer Bruce Paltrow grew up 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. , where she attended an exclusive private school. Once romantically linked with Brad Pitt, her boyfriend now is Academy Award winner Ben Affleck. Still, despite her privileged background and success in recent films like ``Sliding Doors,'' ``A Perfect Murder'' and ``Shakespeare in Love,'' Paltrow wants more - like more control over her life. ``You get to a point where you're thinking: Where do I want to live? What kind of life do I want?'' she said. ``One day I hope to have the power to determine my own destiny.'' New head of rock hall loves gig Its attendance falling, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in and Museum in Cleveland hopes yet another new director - one familiar with superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. feats - can resurrect the money-losing shrine. Terry Stewart, 52, is a former top executive of Marvel Comics. He'll be the fifth director of the hall since it opened Sept. 1, 1995, at a cost of $97 million. Stewart, who starts Monday, is an avid collector of rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. memorabilia himself. He has some 200,000 vinyl records, 5,000 compact discs, dozens of rare concert posters and 20 jukeboxes. ``I guess you could say I'm a fanatic,'' Stewart said. Stewart remembers being fascinated with records owned by a friend of his mother when he was growing up in the small town of Daphne, Ala., barely old enough to walk. ``I'd toddle over and ask him to play the bejesus be·je·sus n. Slang Used as an intensive: The bear scared the bejesus out of us. [Alteration of by Jesus.] out of them. He got so tired of hearing the records that he told me to take them home,'' Stewart said. When he got a little older, he would travel 40 miles every week to Mobile, Ala., to spend part of his $5 allowance on records. That passion grew in the 1960s, thanks to bargains at yard sales, junk shops and flea markets. Travolta's marriage measured with rings John Travolta and Kelly Preston's marriage has survived a lot of lost jewelry. ``I lose so many wedding rings that every time I see her it's a new one,'' Travolta says in the January issue of Harper's Bazaar Harper’s Bazaar leading fashion magazine. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Fashion . But Preston isn't threatened by his absentmindedness. ``I know he's not fooling around or anything,'' she said. ``It's just that he goes to the spa and loses them. He gets in the car and loses them. He loses them on the set, or at dinners. Sometimes we find them again. He has a box of them by the bed.'' Travolta's many credits range from ``Saturday Night Fever'' to ``Pulp Fiction'' and ``Primary Colors those developed from the solar beam by the prism, viz., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, which are reduced by some authors to three, - red, green, and violet-blue. These three are sometimes called fundamental colors. See under Color. See also: Color Primary .'' His latest film is ``A Civil Action.'' Preston's credits include ``Twins,'' ``Jerry Maguire'' and ``Addicted to Love.'' Her latest movie is ``Jack Frost Jack Frost personification of winter. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Winter .'' President goes to see van Goghs President Clinton got up early Saturday to catch the National Gallery of Art's popular Vincent van Gogh exhibit, which ends this weekend. The 72-painting collection, on loan from the Van Gogh Foundation in Amsterdam, is estimated to have drawn 450,000 visitors since it opened in early October. As scores of tourists waited in the cold for tickets to the exhibit's 10 a.m. opening, the presidential motorcade entered the gallery through a side entrance. Clinton saw the exhibit with his daughter, Chelsea, who returns to her sophomore year at Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. this weekend. The Clintons arrived at the National Gallery at 8:30 a.m. and stayed for about an hour. In recent days, lines to the van Gogh eWxhibit have stretched six blocks and started at 6 a.m. The National Gallery gives out 2,000 free tickets each day; scalpers and agencies have recently sold them at up to $125 each. The exhibit travels next to the Los Angeles County Art Museum, where it will go on display Jan. 17. Fox discovers browsing time over in shop It wasn't exactly a fox in the henhouse, but it came close. A Naples, Italy, shopkeeper reopening after the New Year's holiday found a fox in her clothing store in the heart of the city's bustling downtown. Annamaria Pacelli managed to corner the creature in the bathroom, then call police, who captured the fox and turned it over to a wildlife rescue group, news reports said. The uproar roused the entire neighborhood and sent several superstitious neighbors scurrying scur·ry intr.v. scur·ried, scur·ry·ing, scur·ries 1. To go with light running steps; scamper. 2. To flurry or swirl about. n. pl. scur·ries 1. The act of scurrying. off for lottery tickets with the numbers 2 and 8, which signify fox and surprise in a popular Neapolitan book on the numerical interpretation of dreams. News Lite is compiled from Daily News staff and wire reports. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) Terry Stewart, director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, hopes to reinvigorate the Cleveland site. Mark Duncan/Associated Press (2) John Travolta frequently loses his wedding ring, but wife Kelly Preston says she doesn't mind. (3) SPRINGER |
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