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...49—the crossroads where they say the king of all bluesmen, the legendary Robert Johnson, sold his soul to the devil for musical genius. Even the most bulletproof rock icon was once just another wide-eyed fanboy, and Clapton has made no secret of his lifelong devotion to Johnson, whose fingerprints have been indelibly burned into nearly every one of Clapton’s efforts. Me and Mr. Johnson marks the consummation of this love affair, as Clapton reverently tackles 14 of his idol’s creations...
What does Sharon hope to accomplish? At 76, he sees the withdrawal from Gaza as the centerpiece of his lifelong obsession with Israel's security. "We need to get out of Gaza, not to be responsible anymore for what happens there," he says. In his reading, there's no chance of a negotiated peace with the Palestinians so long as Arafat leads them. So, to stem the tide of blood in the meantime, Sharon is preparing to pull Israeli forces and settlers behind his West Bank security barrier and wait for the Palestinian political map to change. The trouble...
...improvements in the undergraduate experience for future students” your refusal to donate can effect. When alma mater comes after the pocketbook, it certainly is time for some reflection: not about whether her slush fund needs some cash, but about whether she has indeed earned lifelong loyalty and love. I believe that she hasn’t, but I respect all seniors’ prerogatives to make their own decisions. The Senior Gift Committee, on the other hand, with its detailed strategy guide for hectoring and harassment, seems...
...Three subsequent presidential elections seemed to substantiate those hopes. The victor of the 1992 contest, Kim Young Sam, was a lifelong civilian politician, not a military surrogate. The 1997 election went to Kim Dae Jung, a lifelong dissident politician. And the 2002 election led to the inauguration of Roh, a human-rights lawyer and outspoken critic of the "old style" of South Korean cronyism...
...Oneself by curator Pascal Bonafoux and editor-publisher Diane de Selliers, due out this month. While affinities are not readily apparent between the 19th century master draftsman Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and the feisty 20th century rebel Pablo Picasso, the two artists had much in common. Picasso was a lifelong admirer of Ingres, and he had a post-Cubist "Ingres period" (1915-1925) when he returned to figurative painting. He also recognized in Ingres a fellow revolutionary, albeit a more subtle one. Comparing more than 110 paintings and drawings, Picasso Ingres at the Musée National Picasso (March...