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Reviews of new CDs by Belle and Sebastian, Keb' Mo', Juliana Hatfield, Willie Nelson and Six Finger Satellite

Home Movies
By Charles Taylor
Haut/bas/fragile: The ecstasy of everyday Parisian life
(09/01/98)

Monicagate: The movie
By Tim Cavanaugh
Hollywood's hottest script doctor makes a house call -- to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
(08/31/98)

54
Reviewed by Charles Taylor
Instead of offering a comic portrait of '70s excess, "54" is a disappointing '90s-style morality tale
(08/28/98)

Slums of Beverly Hills
Reviewed by Mary Elizabeth Williams
Tamara Jenkins' debut feature is a gritty, nostalgic trip through the wrong side of 90210
(08/28/98)

Seeing past the "Endless Summer"
By Mark Athitakis
"Endless Harmony" spotlights the Beach Boys' underrated later history
(08/27/98)

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SALON'S TV PICKS FOR
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2, 1998
BY JOYCE MILLMAN

S P E C I A L S

The documentary series Wild Islands (check local times, PBS) continues its survey of the culture and history of tropical islands with a show about Indonesia. And the four-part series Into the Rising Sun (check local times, PBS) continues its re-creation of the journey of Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama, who opened up a route from Europe to the East.

S E R I E S

The founder of Studio 54, Steve Rubell, is profiled on a new Biography (8 p.m. EDT/9 PDT, A&E). Dateline NBC (8 p.m., NBC) has a hidden-camera report on store employees' treatment of black shoppers. Eric goes to his college reunion on Stressed Eric (9:30 p.m., NBC). A table-waiting competition is one of the improvs on Whose Line Is It Anyway? (9:30 p.m., ABC). The female docs go on a wilderness retreat on a rerun of Chicago Hope (10 p.m., CBS). Law & Order (10 p.m., NBC) reruns an episode about the rape of a mentally disabled college student.

S P O R T S

Baseball:
Angels at Indians (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Mets at Padres (10:30 p.m., ESPN)

T A L K

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Gwyneth Paltrow (rerun)
David Letterman (CBS) Terry Bradshaw, Chris Kattan
Jay Leno (NBC) Jessica Lange, Rod Stewart (rerun)
Charlie Rose (PBS) Andy Grove, Halsey Minor (rerun)
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Rod Steiger, Gary Busey (rerun)
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Scott Thompson, Gena Lee Nolin (rerun)
SALON | Sept. 2, 1998

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