============================================================ ChatWatcher from CNN.com ============================================================ => Join our chats at: http://cnn.com/chat => Message boards: http://community.cnn.com/cgi-bin/WebX?13@@ => Send us your thoughts: http://cnn.com/feedback ============================================================ Welcome to CNN's ChatWatcher update, your source for the best chats on the net. Monday, December 13 ------------------------------------------------------------ Book chat at 5:30pm et Chat with National Book Award Winner Kimberly Willis Holt about "When Zachary Beaver Came to Town," her book for young readers. Tuesday, December 14 ------------------------------------------------------------ Year 2000 chat at 1pm et Our Year 2000 chat series continues with a discussion about the future of sports in the next millennium with Michael Massik, Executive Director of the U.S. Fencing Association. Book chat at 2pm et Chat with Time correspondent Greg Burke about his essays in "An Invitation to Joy" by Pope John Paul II. Entertainment chat at 7pm et Chat with actor Richard Farnsworth about his performance in the film "Straight Story," as our Meet the Oscar Hopefuls series begins. TCM chat at 8pm et Chat with Gloria Stuart, Academy Award nominee for 'older Rose' in "Titanic" and author of "I Just Kept Hoping," a memoir filled with gossip and behind the scenes stories. Wednesday, December 15 ------------------------------------------------------------ Allpolitics chat at 12pm et Join the first of two Congressional session wrap-up chats with Congressman J.C. Watts, the House Republican Conference Chairman. Book chat at 2pm et Chat with New York Times Bestselling author Richard Paul Evans about his new book, "The Looking Glass." Entertainment chat at 7pm et Join our Meet the Oscar Hopefuls series. Chat with Michael Clarke Duncan about his new movie "The Green Mile," and decide for yourself if it will be the hit of the season. Entertainment chat at 8pm et Chat with William H. Macy, Academy Award nominee for his rolein "Fargo," about his new movie, "Magnolia," as our 'Meet the Oscar Hopefuls' series continues. Thursday, December 16 ------------------------------------------------------------ Computing chat at 1 pm et Chat about the recent suit by the Recording Industry Association of America against Napster with Eileen Richardson, the interim CEO of Napster. Year 2000 chat at 4pm et Chat about artificial intelligence with James Hendler, Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, as our @2000 chat series continues. Allpolitics chat at 4:30pm et Join the conclusion of our mini chat series to discuss the end of the Congresional session with Congressman Martin Frost, Chairman of the Democratic Caucus. Friday, December 17 ------------------------------------------------------------ Health Chat at 1pm et Chat with CNN.com ethics columnist Jeffrey Kahn about the American Medical Association's decision to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles about risky drivers. Sunday, December 19 ------------------------------------------------------------ Late Edition chat at 12pm et Join our chat-along with CNN's Late Edition and chat with other viewers during the live program which interviews the newsmakers of the day ------------------------------------------------------------ TOPIC CHATS Topic chats for week of December 6, 1999 (All times EST) CNN almanac/fringe news-Dec 13, 3-4pm Sleep disorders-Dec 14, 4-5pm New York's homeless policy-Dec 14 8-9pm Dream2-Dec 15, 2-3pm Chef Alan/holiday hors d'oeuvres-Dec 16 12pm Entertainment, Dec 16 5-6pm Space-Dec 17, 3-4pm Millennium 2000-Dec 17, 5-6 pm Week in Review-Dec 18, 7-8 Trivia-Dec 18, 8-9pm Religion-Dec 18, 11-12pm ------------------------------------------------------------ Author Michael Crichton joined the CNN.com chat room on Friday, December 10,1999 to wrap up his book tour for his latest, "Timeline." Here's what he said! Question from DonLine: Mr. Crichton, have you ever considered going into politics and what do you think of the current presidential candidates? Michael Crichton: I could never be a politician. For one thing, it bores me silly. For another thing, I have always said to reporters that I have done every bad thing there is to do in my life, except shoot drugs. So, my background would not be acceptable. And my three ex-wives wouldn't like it either. Read all of our chat transcripts at : http://cnn.com/chat ============================================================= ============================================================= To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE to any CNN EMAIL service visit: http://cnn.com/EMAIL Read our privacy guidelines at: http://cnn.com/privacy.html (c) 1999 Cable News Network, Inc. A Time Warner Company All Rights Reserved. CNN Interactive email id:139911405461120499
