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...them to come on board, too. Iraq is "obviously trying to challenge the Security Council and demonstrate that it has no power," says TIME U.N. correspondent Bill Dowell. "That's something the French and Russians can't accept." As Secretary of State Madeleine Albright heads to Europe Wednesday to drum up support for a strike against Iraq, her job should be easier than usual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Countdown to Iraq Strike | 1/27/1998 | See Source »

When Thai lobbyists arrive in Washington Wednesday to drum up support for a bailout from the International Monetary Fund, they'll be walking in the shadow of the black helicopters. TIME Capitol Hill correspondent James Carney says congressional watchdogs against the "New World Order" are painting the IMF as their latest villain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IMF Spooks GOP Nativists | 1/20/1998 | See Source »

...rings about almost any other popular musician in the world when it comes to music theory or background, and I love really simple music. I love just a kick drum, a high hat and a simple bass line to me is transcendent because I allow myself to like...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Moby Sees Diversity in Techno, Tolerance for All | 1/9/1998 | See Source »

...came near the end, with the performance of the bouncily beautiful "Feeling So Real." The crowd almost religiously attacked the stage, wanting to be close to the man. Moby, sweaty and smiling, took in the apotheosis, finally reprised in "Thousand," the final number of the second encore. As the drum machines raced towards a thousand beats per minute, Moby assumed a crucifixion pose, standing on an amp, stretching out his arms and looking up. The crowd cried for more, but the show was over...

Author: By Dan Visel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Punk on Ecstasy | 1/9/1998 | See Source »

Antony and Cleopatra is accompanied almost constantly by foreboding, drum-heavy music. Several scenes in which the music is played over long stretches of dialog have a cinematic feel. The best of these occurs at the end of the first half, when a paternal Caesar is seen comforting Octavia after Antony has left her for Cleopatra. This touching scene is juxtaposed to Antony and Cleopatra's silent, silhouetted reunion in Egypt on the upper stage and is accompanied by heart-wrenchingly gorgeous plano music. This scene projects the play's unity and enunciates this cast's unswerving dedication...

Author: By Jamie L. Jones, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Victorian 'Antony and Cleopatra' Solves Original Play's Problems | 1/9/1998 | See Source »

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