THE STEFANI SYNDROME

Why would Mike Boehm wax rapturously over Gwen Stefani’s looks and ignore her talent (Mixed Media, Nov. 23)? Could it be because Stefani has no talent? She is a cliche of her generation: afraid not to be anorexic lest she be unable to wear those trashy navel-baring tops, and a basically nasal, untrained, terrible singer.

And to compare her to Lucille Ball? Wait! Oh gosh, what’s that rumbling I feel? A 5.0 earthquake? No, it’s Miss Ball rolling over in her grave, no doubt.

CHERYL V. SHERMAN

Granada Hills