Meryl Streep too was already taking heat last night for the papery black silk radzimire coat she covered with a hodgepodge of dancing coral and turquoise jewelry, but the broadcasters neglected to mention that Ms. Streep, one of the few actresses who refuses to hire a stylist, was in on the joke.

Twenty mansions were planned for the development, each designed to look like the biggest house in town. The McMansion we thought of as ours had an enormous kitchen, more than two stories high.

The Federal Trade Commission in recent years has seldom struck out. . . . But last fortnight the FTC was caught way off base, sent red-faced to the showers.

Cult stocks like Palm and Sun Microsystems can exist on air for years because they have cash and a history even if their market share shrinks and their prospects dim.