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...SmithKline Beecham. His follow-up? Last week he announced plans to merge Imperial College with University College London, creating a huge new institution that would dwarf Britain's other leading universities. Feta Accompli? In the latest decision to give geographic protection to food, the European Commission ruled that the label feta can only be used on cheese from Greece - outraging the non-Greek producers who make three quarters of the world's feta. Danish firms vowed to fight the decision, but Italians may also want to point out that the word feta is originally from Latin, not Greek. BOTTOM LINES...
...time when worldwide music sales are suffering - they dropped 5% in 2001 - classical music is feeling the pinch. It now accounts for under 6% of the total audio market. But fans remember a golden age. From the 1960s through the '80s, the major labels regularly recorded the central repertoire with top conductors and orchestras. Vinyl and tapes wore out, so people bought new performances since at that time reissues were less common. When new recording techniques like digital came along, consumers acquired their favorite works with better sound quality. But the durability of CDs - and the emergence of top-selling...
Think again. Argentine beef, prized for tenderness, is banned in the U.S. Chances are this was raised elsewhere and shipped via Argentina. The usda is devising a new, clearer label on beef's geographical origin. Voluntary guidelines are expected this month and mandatory ones in 2004. --By Janice M. Horowitz
Emancipation broke out last week when COURTNEY LOVE settled her lawsuits with the Universal Music Group. The label let Love out of her contract, and she agreed to let UMG release previously unheard songs by Nirvana, the band comprising her late husband Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and DAVE GROHL. Grohl heads the band Foo Fighters, whose new album, One by One, will be out on Oct. 22; he spoke with TIME's Josh Tyrangiel...
...batwing tops seen at Dior, Gucci and Stella McCartney are the flip side of the miniskirt trend. Dior and Gucci have been pushing this new, billowing silhouette for several seasons, but it's new for Stella McCartney, who showed the best collection of her short career at her own label. If a ballooning blouson jacket in crocodile seems a bit too much, a floaty top like McCartney's - matched with lean jeans, not a tight mini - is an easier way to wear the new look. A Dolce & Gabbana silver pant suit may not be on most women's wish lists...