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By and large, the paradox at the heart of bohemian superstardom has been tolerated or ignored by successive waves of teenage fans, although it makes for pretty luscious ironies. ''We've got to the stage where we end the night by destroying everything,'' Pete Townshend said in 1967, ''which is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPECTATOR ROCK AND ROLL DEJA VU | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

Gathered last week in four Atlanta auditoriums linked by closed-circuit television, 40,462 ''messengers'' to the annual Southern Baptist Convention clapped their hands and sang, ''Give me that old-time religion; it's good enough for me.'' That is just what they got moments later, when it was announced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM Fundamentalists consolidate power among Southern Baptists | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

Producer David Wolper does not believe in small gestures, especially when large expensive ones will do. For next month's four-day extravaganza celebrating the refurbished Statue of Liberty, Wolper has lined up 850 drill- team members, 300 tap dancers, 200 Elvis Presley impersonators, 150 banjo players, two aircraft carriers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GIVE US YOUR TV CAMERAS But only for 16 minutes, unless they belong to ABC | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

Talk about dynasties: the Yankees, Canadiens and Celtics have nothing on Ludwig van Beethoven. Since the mid-19th century, Beethoven has been the dominant figure in concert music. Brahms was haunted by him, Bruckner worshiped him, and Wagner was inspired by him. Pianists, string quartets and symphony orchestras perform his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WINNER AND STILL CHAMPION A pride of new compact disks awards first place to Beethoven | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

Like athletes priming for the all-important championship elimination game, the United Steelworkers of America were girding themselves last week for a major performance. The 650,000-member union has declared June 21 Save American Industry and Jobs Day, and it hopes to turn out tens of thousands for major...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SINGING THE SHUTDOWN BLUES U.S. industry undergoes a wrenching change, but it could be for the good | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

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