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...course he has recruited old reggae stalwarts such as Sly & Robbie and Susan Cadogan, but the far-flung artists who have answered Perry's call aren't locked into one sound; if they reflect anything, it is his pioneering studio techniques, which have seeped almost unnoticed into many areas of popular music: Macy Gray's stoned soul bumps up against Perry's scattershot sounds; British electro-DJ samplers Coldcut go head-to-head with him in an "audiovisual clash"; Chicago minimalists Tortoise let the man loose on their mixing desk; and Skin, late of Skunk Anansie, heads an all-star...
...arts at Harvard,” but this role is only one of many self-styled niches he’s carved for himself. He’s also the senior cultural correspondent for The New York Times, a title created specifically for him that allows him to visit far-flung corners of the globe and investigate whatever he finds interesting in the arts world...
Some U.S. military and intelligence officials believe that before his disappearance, Saddam may have tried to disperse his biochemical arsenal to forces in far-flung parts of the country. "No one is expecting to find a factory with lots of gleaming missiles stuffed full of WMD," says a British official. "These weapons have been dismantled into their component parts and hidden." The Pentagon's goal is to secure suspected weapons sites and then methodically inspect them--rather than blow them up, which would risk spreading deadly toxins in the air. Still, the allies need to move fast. Some...
...FAR-FLUNG SHANXI PROVINCE, WHICH has reported more SARS cases than anywhere in mainland China except for Guangdong, Beijing's latest directives, including one stipulating that all needy SARS victims receive subsidized medical care, have yet to make a difference. In the sooty provincial capital of Taiyuan, where the average monthly income is just $60, the family of an infected student surnamed Han has had to fork over $240 in medical fees for four days' care. "The government has underinvested in health in the last 20 years, leaving it to individuals to pay the bills," says Bekedam...
...site has increased more than tenfold, to over 60,000 visitors a day, since the war began. From his home in San Antonio, Texas, the self-employed asset manager posts 10 to 20 news updates a day, culled from dozens of websites and media reports from such far-flung outlets as the Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald and the Army Times. Each posting gets about 100 replies, which are also posted online...