The Left Lane
Baby Boy Moo

He has black and dark brown markings on a white coat, indicative of his mom's Red Holstein heritage. He has a home at the Honolulu Zoo's Children's Zoo. And he has a great caretaker in Honolulu Zoo veterinarian Ben Okimoto, who delivered him.

What he doesn't have is a name, which is where Hawai'i's kids come in.

Any child 4 to 14 years old can submit an entry in the "Name the Baby Moo" contest: Send full name, age, gender, home address, e-mail address, home phone number, parents' names, school, grade and suggested name for the calf and a brief explanation (five sentences maximum) to: Name the Baby Moo, Meadow Gold, PO Box 1880, Honolulu, HI 96805. Visit the Lani Moo Web site for more information. Deadline: Nov. 30. Prizes: Lots of milk and ice cream and other good stuff.

A sister's story

These are the words of women who, with the help of the organization Sisters Offering Support, have managed to get themselves out of the sex industry and to start new lives.

In celebration of these women, two artists, Tiare Dutcher and Johannette Rowley, have organized "Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend" at the Coffeeline Gallery, Atherton YMCA, 1820 University Ave.; 947-1615. Their moving and eloquent show, consisting of casts of the women's hands as well as framed texts of their stories hung like a wall of family photos, will be on view through Oct. 18.

Cop flick on top

"Training Day," in which Denzel Washington departs from his typical heroic roles to play a villain, debuted as the No. 1 weekend film with $24.2 million, according to studio estimates released yesterday.

"Serendipity," a romantic comedy starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, opened in second place with $14 million.

Last weekend's top movie, "Don't Say a Word," slipped to No. 3 with $10 million. "Zoolander," the second-place film a week ago, fell to No. 4 with $9.9 million.

Hollywood did healthy business for the second weekend in a row after a sharp drop last month in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Overall, the top 12 movies took in $86.9 million, up 14 percent from the same weekend last year and up 35.5 percent from a week ago.

It was the second straight weekend that a violent, R-rated thriller topped the box office.

The rest of the weekend's top 10 films: No. 5, "Joy Ride," $7.4 million; No. 6, "Max Keeble's Big Move," $5.5 million; No. 7, "Hearts in Atlantis," $5.4 million; No. 8, "Hardball," $3.7 million; No. 9, "The Others," $3 million; No.10, "Rush Hour 2," $1.8 million.