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...Russian region of Stavropol in which 120 people died, discounted religious fervor as Basayev's prime motivation: "He is a man of war." (Kazbek has also since disappeared.) The Budennovsk hospital siege - and the live televised negotiations with then Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin - confirmed Basayev as a folk hero back home, showing the embattled Chechens how a lowly boy from Vedeno could make even the Russian PM capitulate...
Bush gets manicures too. A lot of them. In fact, the rough-hewn, plain-talking Texas cowboy (born to simple folk in rural New Haven, Connecticut) receives a visit from manicurist Angie Aziz at the White House about every two weeks. Which means approximately 96 trimmings, filings and buffings since inauguration...
...official website says. Apparently, this is a big deal, according to the senior at Daedalus who sung the praises of Dylan’s “introspective return to his folk and country, pre-Verlaine, post-Guthrie roots phase” while sipping a martini and flipping her coif. (“I really love it when he gets back to his roots,” she added.) But we had one question: who the fuck is this...
Well-lit but very cramped, Cheapo can be a challenge for the casual fan. The employees were generally aloof until FM demonstrated some musical knowledge, at which point they warmed up—somewhat. Specializing in soul, blues, and folk, but with a wide selection in general, Cheapo deals in new and used vinyl and CDs and accepts trade-ins for cash or 25% more in store credit. The staff, all of whom have a fantastic knowledge of the store’s sonic offerings, are also happy to direct customers to other stores...
Groundbreaking, perhaps. But in recent years, the small screen has increasingly depicted gay characters in a number of cable and network shows including Will & Grace, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Queer as Folk and The L Word, the first two of which are certifiable hits. Do the nation's gay viewers want to watch a channel entirely devoted to their issues? Graden thinks so. "The gay characters on TV are not authentic representations," he insists. "We deserve to have a place of our own." --By Jeanne McDowell