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HAILE SELASSIE 1935 Ethiopia's Emperor, alone as Italy threatens his nation...
...like-minded partner. Alwaleed is a global thinker, and in the media business, nobody is more global than Murdoch. The prince apparently hopes that entrenching himself in high-tech media-related outfits may help make him a king of communications in the Middle East--or, in due course, an emperor like Murdoch. Says Alwaleed: "I want to concentrate on communications, technology, entertainment and news. This is the future. News Corp. is the only truly global news and entertainment company. Netscape is strongly involved with the Internet. Motorola is very global in telephones and satellites. These companies are going to play...
DRIVING DOMESTICALLY And for some, patriotic wheels are the choice: Nissan: Emperor Akihito Japan (5) Citroen: President Chirac France Rolls-Royce: Queen Elizabeth Britain (6) Ambassador: PM Gujral India (7) Lancia: President Scalfaro Italy...
Through most of the night, Stereolab punctuated the consciousness of those lucky enough to get tickets to the sold-out show. The band kept a balance between their last album, Emperor Tomato Ketchup, and their newest, Dots and Loops. They offered a breadth of other material, including earlier favorites and even a few non-album tracks. At times though, especially a few minutes into the older "John Cage Bubblegum," dynamism fell short and their sound stubbornly refused to come to life...
...inside-joke content of the already-mentioned "I-76" and "Lay Down The Law" is one indication, while the trite societal criticism of "200 Years" and "Yeah, It's That Easy" is another. "200 Years" (referring to the U.S. bicentennial) starts off with a chanted refrain of "the emperor wears no clothes" and turns into an incoherent criticism of government dishonesty. "Yeah, It's That Easy" treats the issue of race relations with similar heavy-handedness. And unlike "This Ain't Living," a similarly conceived song from the first album, there isn't enough musically to rescue these performances. What...