4 Thursday, June 11, 1998 the Westfield Leader and the TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood a WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC

Page 4 Thursday, June 11, 1998 The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION POPCORN The Westfield Leader Origin of the Species: A Nice Beginning The Official Newspaper of the Town of Westfield and the County of Union By Michael S. Goldberger — Established 1890 — IDIOT Member of the New Jersey Press Association • Member of the National Newspaper Association One Popcorn, Poor • Two Popcorns, Fair • Three Popcorns, Good • Four Popcorns, Excellent Members of the political profession Periodicals – Postage Paid at Westfield, New Jersey are not held in the highest esteem by 2 & 1/2 popcorns Harry; and Amanda Peet did a Seinfeld), the general public, according to opin- Do you feature yourself a good judge of manages a modicum of ensemble electric- ion polls. While we have plenty of THE TIMES emerging talent? Want to be able to say you ity. What develops often has that derivative statistics that reveal our feelings about Official Newspaper of the Township of Scotch Plains and the Borough of Fanwood knew them when? Chances are, one day taste. Yet there are moments, both touch- them, do you ever wonder what politi- — Established 1959 — you’ll be able to make that claim if you see ing and humorous, when the variation on a cians think about us? We have never Periodicals – Postage Paid at Scotch Plains, New Jersey Origin of the Species — sort of like saving theme creates its very own flavor. seen a poll designed to answer this a rookie’s baseball card and then hoping he But for this auditor, the real enjoyment question. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the offices of the newspapers at becomes a Hall-of-Famer. First, however, of screening Origin of the Species involved Etymology, however, provides us P. O. Box 250, Westfield, New Jersey 07091 you’ll have to find this independent film the entire independent film experience. At with a rare insight into what the an- playing somewhere. Recently screened at Myhelan, a nascent film festival held in a cient Greek politicians may have THE LEADER THE TIMES the 1998 Myhelan Film Festival following rustic stone and frame firehouse perched thought about those who held no politi- P.O. Box 250 P. O. Box 368 its best film award at the Houston Film atop Schooley’s Mountain Road in pictur- cal office in their society. The Greek 50 Elm Street, Westfield, N.J. 07091 Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076 Festival in April, if, when and where it will esque Long Valley, a group of obviously word idios described “a private per- (908) 232-4407 • Fax: (908) 232-0473 (908) 232-4407 • Fax: (908) 232-0473 be released for general consumption re- dedicated cineastes gathered to sit on metal son,” while its derivative, idiotes, de- mains to be seen. folding chairs and imbibe that culture known E-mail: [email protected] scribed “a citizen who did not hold But if you do catch this promising first as film. And whether or not any of the public office.” He was, therefore, con- PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. effort by director Andres Heinz, don’t let movie’s young stars ever get to sink body sidered ignorant. the title fool you. This is no long-awaited parts into wet concrete on Hollywood Bou- The word idiot is currently defined Horace R. Corbin Gail S. Corbin dramatization of Charles Darwin’s thesis levard, as “an insane or mentally deficient PUBLISHER GENERAL MANAGER on evolution. No Galapagos Island loca- Origin of the Species proved a fitting person.” We suspect that those few tion shots; no giant turtles; no missing link; start for an evolving tradition. Paul J. Peyton Suzette F. Stalker Joanna B. Marsh politicians, who perform their duties not even Tarzan. So, you won’t have that * * * * * MANAGING EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR MARKETING DIRECTOR in an illegal manner, probably think of unenviable task of deciding which is bet- Origin Of The Species, not rated, is a their constituents as idiots, and citi- Karen M. Hinds David B. Corbin ter, the book or the movie. Nickoll Arcade Film directed by Andres zens certainly are idiots if they let If Origin of the Species were in fact Heinz and stars Elon Gold, Amanda Peet OFFICE MANAGER SPORTS crooked public officials get away with based on a non-fiction work, a chapter from and Sybil Temchen. Running time: 95 their shenanigans (mischief). SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Gail Sheehy’s “Passages” would be more minutes. like it. Already touted in some indy film THE WESTFIELD LEADER & THE TIMES nooks as a Big Chill for generation-X’ers, One-year subscription in county $20 its curious title refers to the lead character’s One-year subscription out-of-county $24 preoccupation with the theory of evolution. Asteroid Brings Thoughts of Star Wars One-year college (September to May) $16 Studious, incisive and forever dissect- ing both life’s great motivations as well as its minutiae (sometimes, with little differ- And Our Chance to be Future Heroes entiation), philosophical Paul (Elon Gold) is of late on a Darwin jag. The Martha By Louis H. Clark Had Trouble Sleeping Lately? Stewart of the gang, he leaves nothing to chance, from meals to conversation topics. Whenever I hear about asteroids, I Nearing Earth, May Crash Into It In Our It’s probably what makes his best friends don’t think of a belt of large and small Lifetime.” Could be Those 260-Turn Flights both love and hate him. And, let it be stones circling the earth about 10 or 20 Then I’d say, “Are we prepared for it?” miles up there. No, sir. I think of Han Of course, the answer would be a re- Have you had trouble sleeping lately? Has the the FAA does not have any direct control over flights known, there will be plenty of loving and hating this weekend. For it is the 10th Solo in Star Wars, right in the middle of sounding “no.” rumbling in the distance prevented you from drifting per airport. It simply ensures that aircraft are safely annual gathering of the six best friends all those stones, putting his craft into Then I’d distribute pictures of the dam- into that deep sleep that is needed to be fully refreshed separated. Flights per airport fall more into the who comprise the young cast. The yearly overdrive and scampering away while age a large asteroid would cause on earth. Darth Vader kills a captain because his Dust clouds “will shut off the sunshine and energized in the morning? Well maybe, just jurisdiction of the Port Authority of New York and site for the much anticipated pilgrimage is Paul’s mom’s country house, which, in a men didn’t capture old Han. for at least a thousand years.” An aster- maybe, the solution may be in the skies up above. New Jersey, which operates the three leading airports portentous bit of news for the college pals, So at least I know what an asteroid is, oid like this wiped out the dinosaurs. Is A few months ago, the Federal Aviation Adminis- in the metropolitan area. has recently gone to contract. and I became very interested when I the human race to end with a bang and heard that one was coming this way. not a whimper? tration (FAA) instituted a change over the skies of The New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise This group has baggage. If they were boarding a plane, they’d be charged for the The drama went out of it when I also Perhaps that would be a little too central New Jersey. The change, FAA officials stated, (NJCAAN) has proposed routing aircraft over the excess. While Paul may be trying to figure heard that it’s about 65 years away and strong. I’d suggest that every nation get was aimed at providing noise relief to area residents Atlantic Ocean as the only solution to the noise out how feet metamorphosed from the will come within 800,000 miles of the all its missiles ready but put rubber caps earth. on them like pencil erasers. Then shoot following increased traffic headed for Newark Inter- problem. While we are not ready to support or, for webbed variety to an Air Jordan 12 double- D, his wife Julia (Amanda Peet) is actually By that time, my mortgage will be paid them so they hit the asteroid all at once, national Airport. that matter, condemn this proposal, one thing is in a position to begin knitting booties. But off, and I’m sure they’ll find some way of thus pushing it away. Back in April, the FAA implemented a change in certain — the 260-degree turn is not doing what the the newly impending arrival has the former letting it skid by without doing more Right at the end of the story, I’d say, damage than the average huge tide. “We still have 65 years or so to figure this routes at Newark Airport, more commonly referred FAA has promised. cheerleader type in an identity tither. So much so that she has not yet told hubby The trick is to capture people’s atten- out. Let us put our faith in God and the to as the 260-degree turn. The new flight patterns, At a meeting of the Scotch Plains Township Coun- about their own little contribution to the tion more quickly and instill the fear of scientific community so that at least our essentially, have rerouted 25 percent of the Newark cil last week, Mayor Joan Papen noted that FAA evolutionary process.

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