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March ► Once upon a time To the scorn of clowns worldwide, comedian Bobcat Goldwhait premieres his film "Shakes the Clown," a tale of puerile, licentious clowns who consume large amounts of liquor, drugs and sex, if a clown can actually consume sex. "Shakes" includes a particularly shocking moment when the clowns converge on a mime, and assault him. Predictably, there was no comment from the mime lobby. Reversal of Fortune After more than a year of white middle-class men whining in the woods, Gloria Steinem publishes "Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem," which quickly tops the bestseller charts with its combination of political activism and individual ethics. Some critics admonish Steinem for a book that may include too much self-reflection and not enough politi­ cal might. Bowled over A resurgent Pakistan defeats England on March 25 to capture the Cricket World Cup championship. Led by captain Imran Khan, the Pakistanis scored 249 runs in 50 overs while the English replied with 227. Northern Exposure Washington senator Brock Adams quits his re- [ election bid March 1 after eight women employees accuse Adams of sexual harassment spanning two decades. In one instance report­ ed in "The Seattle Times," a women accuses Adams of raping her. Cynics say that the women were unreliable because they spoke anonymously, but all eight signed affidavits that they would testify in court if Adams sued the newspaper. Number crunchers Politics usurp principles when the Census Bureau attempts to fire Beth Osborne Daponte, a demographer with the bureau's Center for International Research, after she discovered that earlier census figures on Iraqi war casual­ ties were skewed towards a favorable number for the Bush administration. Daponte holds a news conference exposing the political shenanigans and protects her job.