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Wolfson's List
It's that time again. Here, in full, are Howard Wolfson's picks for Albums of the Year: read more »
Dixie Chicks -- Taking the Long Way and Alejandro Escovedo - Room of Songs
In retrospect, the cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" on their last album was a pretty clear sign of the direction they were headed. Even before Natalie Maines' comments about the President, Lubbock was beginning to recede in the rear view mirror and California lay ahead. Maines' remarks accelerated a process already in place away from country radio; the "incident" as the Chicks call it, was less a sharp break than a final straw.
Gemayel’s Death May Mean Civil War—What Else for Mideast?
Gemayel's Death May Mean Civil War-What Else for Mideast?
Beirutis Return To Bombed City—Will They Stay?
Beirutis Return To Bombed City-Will They Stay?
For Many Lebanese, War Is New Reality: But Will They Stay?
For Many Lebanese, War Is New Reality: But Will They Stay?
Amid Precision Wreckage, Questions and Recriminations
The Transom
The Transom
The Peach Parade: Among the Astors; Penis 'Enhancement'!; Fratheads Play Beirut Uptown; Meet Mr. Right
Is the Astor Disaster a publicist's dream? PR folks weigh in on who's winning the unwinnable fight. The state of penis enlargement blows. Paging Dr. Warfel! Hey, the young people of New York care about Beirut! Beirut, the drinking game at least.
Dispatch from Damascus: 'We're Ready'
Dispatch from Damascus: ‘We’re Ready’
Weekend Reading
This weekend's New York Times magazine is all about architecture. It's definitely thinner than the big real estate special issue (although there are still plenty of ads, including a seven-page spread for the Frank Gehry jewelry collection).
All the big guns were pulled out for this one: Michael Kimmelman (Turbulence House), Nicolai Ouroussoff (Beirut architecture), and Devan Sudjic (architectural debate). And there's lots more. read more »
- Michael Calderone
