June 7, 1999

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The Mail

Your coverage of the new Star Wars movie was melodramatic (“The second coming,” Cover, May 24). Why does your magazine, and other media, hop onto every bandwagon to promote what has already been beaten into our heads? Must each blockbuster film be a cultural phenomenon?

Opening Notes

It may not be as well known as the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but Canadas modest equivalent just got a little larger and a little glitzier. Last week, another 10 luminaries were inducted into Canadas Walk of Fame in downtown Toronto, joining last year’s initial 14, who included actor Jim Carrey, ballerina Karen Kain and race car driver Jacques Villeneuve. By D’Arcy Jenish6 min