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2: American artist, ROY LICHTENSTEIN. He was one of the inventors of pop art in the 1960's, finding inspiration for his paintings in comic books and advertisments. (More recently, he's found it in the yellow pages of the phone book). LICHTENSTEIN's work often replicates the heavy black outlines, bright colors and dots of a color comic strip found in a newspaper. Called by one critic the "supreme virtuoso of pop", his work is filled with constant references to high and low arts as well as to his own work. The Guggenheim Museum is featuring a retrospective of LICHTENSTEIN's paintings, sculpture, and his stage set-sized murals.

Australian singer NICK CAVE. CAVE and his band "The Bad Seeds," are best known for his angry, twisted ballad-like lyrics. The latest NICK CAVE and The Bad Seeds album, "Let Love In," (Elektra) is marked by a dark, bitter view of love and relationships. NICK CAVE and the Bad Seeds have released eight other albums, and have contributed songs to the last three Wim Wenders films, including "Far Away, So Close," and "Until the End of the World." NICK CAVE and The Bad Seeds are performing in this summer's Lollapalooza concert

2: Gerhard Mare

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the debut of David Letterman''s new talk show which premiered last night.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Star Trek Generations."

A session guitarist in the Los Angeles area, Mike Post was 20 years old when he played on Sonny & Cher's "I Got You, Babe." In 1967, Post produced and arranged a top 10 hit for Kenny Rogers & the First Edition: "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)." Post's TV career began at 24, when he was made the Music Director for the "Andy Williams Show." He has since composed theme music for shows including The Rockford Files (his theme won a Grammy), Magnum P.I., Hill Street Blues and most recently, NYPD Blue.

2: Concert Christmas record-spinning continues with BEN VAUGHN and three of his combo members.

Educator DEBBIE MEIER. She's a nationally known authority on education, and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" award. She developed and directed three alternative elementary schools in East Harlem and later a Seondary School. The schools accept students on a first-come, first-serve basis. Classes are small and personalized, and the emphasis is on academic learning and inquiry. MEIER wanted to create an atmosphere where students learn democratic values, where teachers can hold kids accountable, and parents can become involved. A new book about what happened in East Harlem, thanks to MEIER and others is, "Miracle in East Harlem: The Fight for Choice in Public Education," by Seymour Fliegel with James MacGuire (Times

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Clear and Present Danger," starring Harrison Ford, based on the Tom Clancy novel.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Dave" the new film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver.