Word: legacyism
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The act of patricide, matricide, fratricide and regicide in Nepal revealed a personal streak of sheer selfishness in the alleged assassin, Crown Prince Dipendra, as well as his utter disregard for the national interest. This tragedy illustrates the dangers of chronic indulgence by parents. Some in Nepal will not accept...
In the popular mind Les Paul existed for a half-decade: the years 1950-54, when he and Ford enjoyed 16 top-ten hits, including 'How High the Moon' (#1 for nine weeks) and 'Vaya Con Dios' (#1 for 11). That would be enough, for anyone whose memory contained chips...
Naturally enough, the spirit of the '60s, "a magical era, an era of change and astonishments" pervades the book. Southern's status as one of the forefathers of "New Journalism" is reinforced here with "Grooving in Chi" a first-person account of the "police riot" that occurred at the 1968...
Supporters say Bloomberg has the smarts to slide up the learning curve. Perhaps. But is he smart to pattern his candidacy on Giuliani? The race is inevitably a referendum on Rudy--everyone in it is running for and against parts of him--and Bloomberg argues that the city wants a...
For politicos looking for background reading, try Jimmy Carter's childhood memoir "An Hour Before Daylight." And the love-it-or-hate-it attack on the Clinton administration's approach to China, "The China Threat: How the People's Republic Targets America" by Bill Gertz" was sent in by a...