"A CHANGE IN THE WIND, MARIAH"

If Whitney Houston can do it, why can't Mariah Carey?  The diva of deep
record sales is dipping her toes into the waters of acting.  The video for
her new song, Honey, which debuts this week, opens with a comedy sketch,
after which she scampers around like a Bond girl (read: lots of changes
into different, but equally skimpy, outfits).  She's also in discussions
about doing a movie.  "It's a great way to release different creative
energy," Carey says of acting.  Her music is also changing-away from
touchy-feely ballads to more collaborations with hip-hop artists.  And her
lyrics are more personal, perhaps because her separation from Sony honcho
Tommy Mottola has given her more to write about.  She also finds she's
more written about.  "Everytime I meet someone now or just talk to them at
a party," she says, "people speculate."