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...juncture. The embattled guerrillas hold only one remaining province?northeastern Badakhashan?and Massoud's native Panjshir Valley. Attempting to fill Massoud's place as overall commander is Mohammad Fahim, a 44-year-old Panjshiri regarded as a competent military commander who lacks his former boss's magnetism and political flair...
...balance of Shakira's album is forceful, well-conceived pop rock, with occasional worldly flair (such as the engaging Andean flutes on the song Whenever, Wherever). "I knew I could write songs in English," says Shakira. "I just had to get over the fear." In general, she says she finds English to be less accommodating than Espanol. "Spanish syntax is more flexible--I can put a verb before a noun any time I need to. English is more rigid," she says. There is an aspect of her new songwriting language that she finds useful: "The great thing about composing...
...Othello. The Moor of Venice is now Odin James (Mekhi Phifer), the only black kid in an elite Southern prep school and, gee whiz, a basketball star--a player of great flair, a dark temper and, apparently, no will of his own. Iago is Hugo (Josh Hartnett), the coach's son with a bit of a grudge. Desdemona is Desi (Julia Stiles); Emilia is Emily (Rain Phoenix). As the updated plot is predictably spun out by scripter Brad Kaaya, your response may be a glum "Uh-O." Best to watch the many ovals that Nelson has cleverly worked into...
...Canada (he has three children from a previous marriage), spends half the year at his home in London. He has close ties to the British Conservative Party and, like his friend Margaret Thatcher, opposes increased British integration into the E.U. Born to a wealthy family, Black demonstrated an early flair for entrepreneurship. When he was eight he spent his entire $60 savings on one General Motors share. Later, he sold stolen exams to fellow students at a prestigious Toronto boys' school - and was expelled. At 25, he bought the Sherbrooke Record, a small Quebec paper that began an empire that...
...instead of sulking, artistic director Gerald Arpino rolled up his sleeves and painstakingly built up a loyal audience in his new hometown while breathing new life into a seemingly moribund troupe. The Joffrey returned in triumph to Washington last fall, performing George Balanchine's demanding Square Dance with daredevil flair at the Kennedy Center's Balanchine Celebration. The resurrection continues in Chicago Oct. 11-14 with The Nijinsky Mystique, a season-opening triple bill of ballets by Vaslav Nijinsky, the most renowned dancer of the 20th century. The performances will include his once scandalous, now classic Afternoon of a Faun...