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Oddly, the two finest works that Deskey commissioned and Hardy has reinstalled haven't been on display for years. Stuart Davis' witty Men Without Women was exiled a few blocks north to the Museum of Modern Art in 1975, when the Music Hall was in such a state of desuetude that at some performances less than 10% of the seats in the immense auditorium were filled. Hardy had a potent ally in his effort to yank the Davis painting back from MOMA. Jerry I. Speyer, the manager and co-owner of Rockefeller Center, is vice chairman of the museum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Encore, Encore | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

Marc Anthony is one of the finest male vocalists recording today. Hearing his pure, radiant voice is like drawing the curtains back from a picture window and letting in the summer light. Until now, Anthony has been known to his many fans mainly as a salsa singer, and almost all his songs have been recorded in Spanish. His last album, Contra la Corriente (RMM), was a work of brilliance: it made TIME's list of the Top 10 pop albums of 1997, and it also helped pave the way for this year's mainstream media recognition of a new generation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: First Steps | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

Clare proved himself last season as a sophomore. He was lost in the shuffle of the senior-laden corps, but as the year progressed he distinguished himself as one of Harvard's finest lineman...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Young, Talented Offensive Line Faces Doubters | 9/17/1999 | See Source »

...observers believe that Hutchison is an arm of the P.L.A. The publicly held firm manages 19 ports in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Shipping experts consider the company among the world's finest. And, says Joseph Cornelison, the commission's deputy administrator, "we'll control the timing of ships going in and out of Hutchison's ports." Moreover, under the treaty, U.S. Navy ships will keep their privilege of cutting to the front of the line of vessels waiting to traverse the canal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Panama Canal: Giving Up The Ship? | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

...grave site in Arlington National Cemetery and outside John's apartment in New York City, I was struck by the derisive note of the commentary: "Who are they to grieve? They didn't know him." Yes, we should weep, and we should grieve, for our country has lost its finest son; it is our turn to salute. JEAN MAXWELL Atlanta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 16, 1999 | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

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