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FILM
V Loks like Whoopi Goldberg is
too busy doing quality films like
"The Associate" to host The
Academy Awards this year. Goldberg
previously hosted in 1994 and 1995,
after David Letterman's appearance
the year before. Who's likely to take
her place? So far, talk show queen
Rosie O'Donnell has expressed an
interest. Who knows what will hap-
pen ... it's the producer's job to pick
a host, and no producer has been
named. We'll just have to wait for the
final word .
V ire babies! Aghhh! Woody
Harrelson and Laura Louie are the
new and proud parents of baby girl
Zoe. The two have another 3-year-old
daughter as well.
V Sony Corp. just announced that
John Calley, current president of
United Artists Pictures Inc., will
replace Alan J. Levine as president
of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
What's this all about ... musical
chairs in Hollywood?

V What do Lili Taylor ("I Shot Andy
Warhol" and "Girls Town" -- although
most of us remember her as the crazy
girl in "Say Anything" who sang
"That'll never be me ... that'll never be
me ... don't you even think it!") and
Melissa Etheridge have in common?
Apparently both are going to star in
films about rock legend Janis Joplin.
Taylor will appear in TriStar's autho-
rized version, based on the 1992 book,
"Love, Janis." Etheridge, on the other
hand, will star in the unauthorized ver-
sion by Lakeshore Entertainment and
will actually sing the songs. Taylor,
though, will lip sync to original
recordings. Both films will begin
shooting in 1997, according to this
week's Entertainment Weekly.
MUSIC
v Former Smashing Pumpkins
drummer Jimmy Chamberlain pleaded
guilty to charges of disorderly conduct
last week in a New York City court-
room. Chamberlain has entered a drug
rehabilitation program, and may have
his charges dropped if he successfully
completes it by the end of the year.

By lames n; P. Mier
Daily Arts Writer
The Bible tells us excess is to be
avoided. The Greek maxim is, "All
things, in moderation." Mom always
tells us that too many cookies will make
us sick. But sometimes, we need not
fear decadence. Just sit back and watch
it; love it.
Maison Edwards Tobacconist is
located in Nickels Arcade, between
State and Maynard streets,
but it might as well be nes-
tled into the comfortable, C
rainy alleys of London.
Upon entering the store,. I
time slows down. The rush
and insanity of the Arcade
falls away and is supplant--
ed by the voice of Ellay
Fitzgerald. The silly art
deco and faux country
squire furniture of the cof-
feehouse circuit is chased

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lic."
More than any other sphere of smok-
ing, cigars are vastly complex. Every
cigar worth smoking in Maison
Edwards is hand-rolled. Machine made
cigars, made with cheap tobacco and
wrapper leaves, overheat when smoked
and generally taste like a burning sock.
When you think of cigars, DO NOT
think of Swisher Sweets or (it hardly
needs to be said) Blunts. It should also
be noted that this is not a cheap hobby.
Expect to pay $4 at the very
D least for a decent cigar.
Most of the truly excep-
tional ones go from $7 up.
Within the world of
handmade cigars there is
staggering variety. There are
smokes for every taste and
palate. Just ask the regu-
lars.
Chris Carnacchio, an
LSA junior, recommends
Ashtons (as would I), a mild yet
flavorful smoke from the Dominican
Republic. Tom, too much of a gentle-
man to give his last name or age, dis-
agreed, calling the Ashtons "too mild."
His call would be either Avos, a
stronger Dominican or Fillipes, which
are stronger still.
"I'd say the Avos are our biggest sell-
er," Chase said.
Louie and Jon cast their votes for
Padron Anniversario and Hemingway
Short Stories, respectively, calling the

Ull Taylor, left, plays the character Patti in the film "Girls Town." Her next project
will be the role of rocker Janis Joplin In a few months.

V Presidents of the USA, who
brought you great songs such as
"Lump," "Peaches" and "Kitty" will
return on Election Day (Nov. 5), with
their second album, aptly titled
"Two." The Presidents have also
recorded a Christmas tune called
"Christmas Piglet," which appears on
a new Rock For Choice Christmas
compilation titled "Come All Ye
Faithful."
V David Bowie was just in Italy, tak-
ing part in the Florence Biennale, a
three month long cultural event. Bowie
contributed an 18-foot art piece called
"Where Do They Come From? Where

Do They Go?" Bowie is currently
recording his next album,
"Earthlings," that will come out next
year.
J Now that Filter drummer Matt
Walker is on tour with the
Smashing Pumpkins, the other
members of the band are faced with
the task of recording their next
album without a live drummer.
Guitarist Brian Liesegang has said
that they're going to try a blend of
live and electronic drums on their
next release.
See MUSIC NEWS, Page 21B

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from mind with stuffed
leather chairs, a rich, foot hugging car-
pet and ashtrays out of an episode of
"Upstairs, Downstairs."
This place carries every smoker's
necessity under the sun; from domestic
cigarettes (Marlboro and Camel) to the
more acerbic Turkish smokes to the
impressively classy Nat Sherman,
Dunhill and Davidoff. They stock a
dizzying array of pipes, pipe tobacco,
lighters, humidors (a humidified cabi-
net made specially to store cigars) and
cigar cutters.
But the pride of Maison Edwards is
the cigars. Three massive, sliding-
door humidors dominate the back cor-
ner of the store, containing the finest
handmade cigars this side of Havana.
The cigar renaissance of the last sev-
eral years has brought a well deserved
prestige to the humble Tobacconist.
Now neophytes and connoisseurs
alike mix and fumigate together, over a
cigar.
Fred Chase, a Maison Edwards resi-
dent expert, noticed an upturn in the
cigar business "around 1993 or so."
"Most of our cigar buyers tend to be
execs or young professionals," he said.
"But students also buy good cigars,
though not as much as the general pub-

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Padrons, "well-
made, strong
with good char-
acter."
C h u c k
Ghawi, the man
behind the
counter, tends to
be more cryptic
in his counsel,
preferring to
gently steer his
clients to their
selections. Just don't

Maison Ed
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near Maison Edwar
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and additives than cigarettes. Besides,
the smoke from cigars should never be
inhaled.
It's stuff like this that makes Maison
Edwards truly unique. In an age where
our image of a smoker is a small, pre-
cancerous man
in a cheap suit
sneaking a
smoke outside
his office
s in a comfortable building, it is
easy to forget
ckels Arcade, that this sort of
Maynard streets, thing exists.
ds Luggage. Smoking here
5, is genteel and
benign, a mat-
ter for enjoy-
ment and debate. A good sized cigar
can take an hour or more to smoke,
which lends itself to a very unhurried,
deliberate mindset. The regulars can be
heard leisurely debating the pros and
cons of a particular brand. The conver-

sation in the store is of the
bershop type, with plenty
natured teasing and moment
crude humor.
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feeling of exclusiveness; it
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