A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

INSTASTALGIA: Thanks to a genorous donor at the Truro Swap Shop, I now have a chance of Entertainment Weeklies (Entertainments Weekly?) from 1997 and 1998 to peruse. The November 27, 1998 issue is pegged to the release of Stepmom and has Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon on the cover, promising a list of "Hollywood's 25 Greatest Actresses" inside. Who were the other 23? Let's break it down:

• Still Stars: Jodie Foster, Meryl Streep
• Solidly Working, But No Longer Stars Like They Once Were: Emma Thompson, Angela Bassett, Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, Michelle Pfeiffer
• Solidly Working Character Actresses: Helena Bonham Carter, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Joan Cusack, Frances McDormand, Alfre Woodard
• Of A Certain Age: Gena Rowlands, Vanessa Redgrave
• Where Have They Gone? Jessica Lange, Sigourney Weaver, Lili Taylor, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Laura Dern
• Showing Your Cootie Is Not Acting: Sharon Stone

There's also a "Who's Next?" list that did pretty well for 1998: Cate Blanchett, Ashley Judd, Catherine Keener, Laura Linney, Thandie Newtown, Mary-Louise Parker, Christina Ricci and Jada Pinkett Smith, but see Janeane Garofalo, Anne Heche, and what-ever-happened-to Emily Watson?

Also in this issue: actress Jeri ("7 of 9") Ryan announces her divorce from Chicago-based investment banker Jack Ryan, surely the last time that marriage will make the news...