MOVIES* COMICS * TV *ANN LANDERS D The Salt Lake Tribune ybreak MONDAY JANUARY 29. 1996 B] TIME, MONEY & COMPUTERS CEéG\ STREET OF DREAMS speak Here’s a BriefHistory Of Time Manipulation Via Mixed-Up Tenses American Mosaic Thrives in Medley Of Businesses ilene E. occu THE ASSOCIATED PRESS more succ CHICAGO — Swedes say “valkommen.” Persia: Spanish speakers Fisher Whe ByDebra Hale moving thr khosh amadeed,” say “bienvenidos” some! w event with and Japanese“‘yo okasoirashai mase.” Youwill hear all those greetings in Andersonville’s North Clark Street, a Wanner now recognized the two times at once. street of dreams for womenentrepre- has neurs in a potpourri of Chicago's ethnie neighborhoods. Ar f what ob, ned might al lankets the atch Front to 10 inches The North Side community amecca for cultural and ethnic diversity has fy opened its arms to sexual diversity businesses owned andoperated by wo- men, someof themopenly gay Go on a shopping spree at womenownedstores, and you'll find pet sup- plies, importeddolls, jewelry, pottery, an AmericanIndian skinpainting, les- bian erotica, Swedishpastries, Christmasdecorations Youcantake your petto thevet, see a play or sip cappuccino while planning an overseas trip. You can take home a rented movie — maybe *'ThelmaandLouise. tabilit Womenhaveset up shop amid an eclectic serving of ethnic restaurants. grocerystores and “Valkommen” ban- ners that line about a milelong stretch of North Clark Women are making incredible strides in this neighborhood,” said Angela Turley, co-ownerof Studio 90, a boutique offering artists’ handmade creations, including clothing designed by Turley and co-ownerJill Hilgen- Beth A. Keiser’ The Associated Press Ann Christophersen and Linda Bubon stand in their bookstore in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood (the neighborhood's fourth female books byand about lesbians. pottery, stainedglass, jewelry, candles andthe like “There are a lot of lesbian and gay businesses here.” Perrone said. “We about 70 percent of theenterprises are people knowthisis a welcoming place are part of that diversity The upscale gallery's name comes owned or managed by women forlesbians,” Bubonsaid “A lot of different people live with from lesbian feminist writer Sonia Johnson's Wildfire, a reference, Per- berg. Andersonville has about 200 businesses. Alderwoman Mary Ann Smith City Council membersince 1971) says Onepopularspotis a feminist bookstore, Women & Children First. Co- owners Linda Bubonand Ann Christophersen, lured by the tolerant atmosphereandlowrents, moved the bookstore here in 1990 from pricey Lincoln Park Women & Children regularly brings in authors such as AmyTan and Gloria Steinem for autograph signings, and offers story hours for young children. Its books appeal to women ofall sexual orientation, from novels by Tan, Sara Paretsky and AnneRice to books on cooking, motherhood and homosexuality. It has a sizable collection of “T think it’s important that we let each other, not onlyin termsof toler- women.” mix,” Christophersensaid. But customers also include people such as grandmother Rita Roth. who neighborhood about five miles from cussion groupat the store. “I try to support womenentrepreneurs,” she trepreneurs when it opened in 1987 That same night two other Next door, at WomanWild, owners. NancyPerrone and Janet Soule offer gifts made solely by women artists — )02 Winter Olymy while fraveler’s Cafeis a story initself. It 1 opened in 1991 after two women on a backpacking trip in Southeast Asia met a third woman from Anderson ville Thetrio decided to open a coff Andersonville is a 4-square-mile downtown. It was settled by Swedes moving northafter the Chicagofire in 1871 and namedfor alocal farmer. house with a travel theme where John Anderson. books, find destination points on globes and check the time in far-away people could buy maps and travel About 25 years ago. ganlocating there. Today, both ethnic when newscasters annou President Clinton places such as Timbuktuby glancing at groups are prominent, along with Jap anese, Italian andFilipinoeateries. LINDA ON LINE ance the budget We in seven car r @ See MOSAIC, B-3 i A AT THE MOVIES i Two NewGuides Are at e lerk. tt k ry turr egories from action adve films, mini TV-sereens along Like Having Your TV Journalist Starts Internet Talk Show LSE ' scat tt OwnSiskel and Ebert By Kim McDaniel By MikeSnider USA TODAY Former network-TV journalist Linda Eller- Corel All- Movie Guide bee is taking her show to a new network — the Internet Beginning next month, Ellerbee will be host of a new monthlytalk show on Microsoft's En: carta World Wide Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/Encarta) Incarta on the Record Minimum IBM-con Systeni I Wi ndow 3 rn ible- speed CD-ROM R 1M, SVG 5 Modem n or (set to premiere Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. MT) will combineInternet chatting withalive audienceat the ? Cafe in New YorkCity 4 ¢ sound n line. M tosh: 68030, Syster ble-speed CD ROM drive, 8 fRAM, 640x480 mon Don't expect typical talk-show blather from Ellerbee. women- ownedbusinesses openedne: Thehistory of the artsy Kopi — A several Middle Eastern businesses be- said. 1 usual happen and are cur happenit PY useftil to me if ave even through time ich tense would p: — helped pavethe way for women en rone said, to “the creative energy in ating each other but also liking the attends a monthly women’s book-dis- The Landmark, a cooperative of 18 shops — all but one owned by women e. “It's not going to be about women who $30. kill their mothers with ashtrays, and it’s not go- ing to be: ‘Hi. Madonna. Tell us about your latest How many times has this happenedt you? You're sitting at home, bored to tears. and decide to rent a movie. You get to the store and all the new releases are So you wander gone — even “Showgirls the store for hours. waiting for somethir album.’ It’s meant to be thoughtful, intelligent programming about issues people care about Ellerbee and Microsoft's Lisa Everett designedthe showtoelicit an elevated on-line discussion: @ A week andahalfbeforea show, informa tion on the chosen topicis posted at thesite to jump out at you. Ne Wouldn't it be gr (Ellerbeehasn't chosen thefirst guest andtopic q 3 store? Allow me to intr¢ ls *All-M ire. Web pages every few utes — each with vid — 2 @ See ELLERBEE, B-2 there are the solution half dozen other movie hi guides on the shelf for your computer @ That Wednesday. Ellerbee goes on line at 7 p.m. to start the discussion, answer questions none andpoll the audience. She introduces the guest # co, photographs, audio and transcripts. On-line e — ¢ ne Stories. a half-hour later. During the hour show, Ellerbee and the guest take questions fromthe studio and on-line audiences As it proceeds, the show staff creates new Cinemania 96 alternates in hand before you get to the Links to relevant Web sites will be arranged. too. For instance, if Hillary Rodham Clinton were the guest, links could include the White Houseand to know exactly what you want to rent and have a list of becauseshe wants the showtobetimely.) as only cont anes everythir s Corel’s. 1 ¢ It 1 bly rent at your loca but it also has in performers you k Douglas Ht jey Gannett News Servic TV journalist Linda Elierbee tiptoes into new medium, teaming with Microsoft to do on-line interview show “Encarta on the Record. of, whethe @ See GAMES, B-2