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...better part of the next decade, where he became a mess of drug addiction and obesity. The Beach Boys stumbled out with Smiley Smile, a watered-down and vastly quieter echo of Smile’s original vision. The Beatles’ release of Sgt. Pepper became a landmark event, and their status atop the rock world was secure. The Beach Boys, lost without their creative force, slipped into artistic irrelevance and nostalgia tours...
...Folds’ newest solo project makes one nostalgic for whiny rants against ex-girlfriends, depressing abortion anthems and quirky pop songs—the kind of things that made 1997’s Whatever and Ever Amen such a landmark for angst-ridden but grunge-free teenagers. Ben Folds is best appreciated for his catchy tunes, bitter and sexually frustrated lyrics and creative piano melodies, but the five songs of Super D possess few to none of these qualities. This disappointing disc follows Speed Graphic and Sunny 16 as the third in a trilogy of forgettable releases from...
...Maningrida. More recently, Kuninjku artists have transposed their mimih to bark, with results no less magical. Comprising nearly 300 works, "Crossing Country: The Alchemy of Western Arnhem Land Art" documents the journey from one of the world's oldest art traditions to one of the newest. It's a landmark show in every...
DIED. MARVIN MITCHELSON, 76, Hollywood divorce lawyer whose advocacy of the right to alimony sans marriage ("palimony") earned him a client list that read like a seating chart for the People's Choice Awards; in Beverly Hills, Calif. He gained fame in 1976 when he won a landmark lawsuit against actor Lee Marvin, whose lover, Michele Triola Marvin, had abandoned her nightclub singing career to be his companion. Mitchelson also represented such celebrities as Joan Collins and Sonny Bono but later served more than two years in prison for tax fraud...
...know that SARS is not gone for good, and research efforts to unlock the secrets of the virus that left almost 800 dead continue. At the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where the SARS coronavirus was first identified in March 2003, researchers last week announced the results of a landmark study that could point the way toward potential anti-SARS drugs and provide a potent research tool to quickly analyze new viruses. "This is a technique that is not only applicable to SARS but also to every emerging disease," says Professor K.Y. Yuen, head of microbiology...