Suzanne Plunkett Recording artist Prince leaves the stage after a New York news conference on May 16 where he announced that he again will be known as Prince. This clears the way for Art Garfunkel to rename himself as the Art-ist. Deciding it was easier to switch names than convince America's comedians to mature, Beaver College officially changed its name to the comedy-proof Arcadia University. That sound you hear is the soft weeping of late-night comedy writers. After an exploratory committee determined that a baccarat table couldn't fit in the Lincoln Bedroom and the White House couldn't be moved to Atlantic City, Donald Trump ended his alleged run for the presidency.
Ears are out, kids are in.
Some Republicans contemplated challenging Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan's right to run for the U.S. Senate, saying he no longer lived in the state. Combs is charged with weapons possession in the case. Adding insult to arrest, the gutter-mouthed rapper's mom later released her own CD dissing the real Slim Shady. This deprived San Diego television viewers of seeing their team's first win of the season after 11 consecutive losses. Diana Ross, after launching a Supremes reunion that snubbed original member Mary Wilson, discovered the seats were empty without her, babe.