Notebook

By Harriet Barovick, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Autumn De Leon, Lina Lofaro, Desa Philadelphia, Chris Taylor

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

ANNETTE BENING Beauty gets raves, but restless hubby needs new project. If only they'd greenlight Shampoo II

JEFF BEZOS Amazon.com stock soars on news he'll expand. Just what we need: more poodle ashtrays

RONALD REAGAN Gipper pals blitz TV talk shows over bio controversy. Best Dutch treat in years

[& LOSERS]

GARTH BROOKS His Chris Gaines album and persona get panned. Lose the hair, and please, find your hat

AL GORE Nashville-bound Veep administers campaign CPR. Another sad song on Music Row

JESSE VENTURA Blasts religion as "crutch" for weak. Line between candor and crankdom getting thinner