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...this has remained a subject of continued speculation and not a little mythmaking. But the centerpiece of this new, must-have, five- CD "anniversary collection" of classics and unreleased material is a 30- minute selection from the Smile sessions: unfinished, incomplete and glorious. The music is mystic, mad, wild and gentle, quite unlike anything anyone, including Wilson, had ever tried in pop before. The lyrics were as fleeting as a waking dream; the musical tracks were layered as if Wilson were a kid in his room stacking 45-r.p.m. records on top of one another. The songs that resulted seem...
...runs the opening quotation of Ian McEwan's new book, Black Dogs, and so, in turn, the book affects the reader. It challenges our beliefs and evokes a longing for an unfathomable, mystic philosophy. McEwan describes a man trying to overcome spiritual confusion by writing a psychological portrait of his parents-in-law. Yet there is no trite summary, no kernel of meaning to be extracted, because the book poses questions, rather than answering them...
...Pulitzer. He knew who the little guy was, and who was in power. But newspapers today cannot be so certain who is comfortable and who is afflicted. Charles Stuart at first appeared to be an innocent suburban victim of urban violence. After his body was fished our of the Mystic River, he became a calculating villain, intent on fanning the flames of racial hatred...
Among the attackers: Paramount TV this month unveiled not only Deep Space Nine but also The Untouchables, a new version of the Prohibition gangster saga. Warner Bros. TV has lined up 142 stations to carry Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, with David Carradine back as a mystic martial artist, and Time Trax, about a 22nd century cop who goes time-traveling in search of criminals who have escaped to the 20th century. They join such other hours as Highlander (the adventures of a centuries-old Scottish "immortal"), Renegade (Lorenzo Lamas as a motorcycle-riding ex-cop) and Street Justice...
...year-old business found it easiest to keep the original name when it moved to Mystic Ave. several years...