ALSO TODAY American Squirm By Sarah Vowell Jennifer Lopez isn't the only one who thinks cruising criminals is fun RECENTLY IN ENTERTAINMENT Small Soldiers Reviewed by Scott Rosenberg How much mayhem can a bunch of foot-high action figures incite? Plenty (07/10/98) Madeline Reviewed by Fiona Morgan The kid's got spunk (07/09/98) The son also rises By Dawn Eden After a lifetime of disappointments, Julian Lennon is finally doing it his way (07/08/98) Sharps & Flats Reviews of the latest recordings from the Cowboy Junkies, The B-52s, Calexico, Komeda, Patty Griffin and Alvin Youngblood Hart (07/08/98) Home Movies By Charles Taylor Summery, sensuous fun: "High Season" and "Rough Magic" (07/07/98) BROWSE THE TV ARCHIVES COLUMNS FEATURES ILLUSTRATION BY BOB BECHTOL

blue glow SALON'S TV PICKS FOR MONDAY, JULY 13, 1998 BY JOYCE MILLMAN S E R I E S Everybody Loves Raymond (8:30 p.m., CBS) reruns the Thanksgiving episode where Debra wants to serve fish instead of competing with her mother-in-law's legendary turkey dinner. Followed (9 p.m.) by the one where Ray takes over as keeper of the family finances. On a rerun of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (9 p.m., WB), the Master sends Angel after Buffy, unaware of Angel's feelings for her. Investigative Reports (9 p.m. EDT/10 PDT, A&E) follows U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents as they fight an uphill battle against drug trafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border. The canceled Cybill (9:30 p.m., CBS) has its final episode, in which Cybill and Maryann declare all-out war on Maryann's ex-husband, who has pulled a legal maneuver that leaves her penniless. MTV debuts another new nightly series, Sifl & Olly (12:30 a.m., MTV), starring two dirty-minded sock puppets. S P E C I A L S It's Homer vs. Stephen King as the battle of the blockbusters continues. The Odyssey (9 p.m., NBC) concludes in an action-packed segment in which Odysseus tangles with Scylla and Charybdis, as well as a sexy sea nymph. Armand Assante, Vanessa Williams and Greta Scacchi star. In Part 2 of The Stand (9 p.m., ABC), the survivors of the plague fan out to Nebraska to meet good Mother Abigail or to Vegas, to confront evil Randall Flagg, aka Old Scratch. With Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Ruby Dee and Jamey Sheridan. S P O R T S WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury (9 p.m., ESPN) T A L K Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Antonio Banderas David Letterman (CBS) Don Rickles, Matt Drudge, Cherry Poppin' Daddies Jay Leno (NBC) Sarah Jessica Parker, Geraldo Rivera Politically Incorrect (ABC) Miss America Kate Shindle Conan O'Brien (NBC) Cheech Marin (rerun) SALON | July 13, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Blue Glow for < href="http://www.salonmagazine.com/ent/glow/1998/07/10glow.html">Weekend, July 10-12, 1998

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