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...going to dump our CDs given time, and that constant digital downloads, paid for on a song by song basis, will eventually take the place of trips to Tower Records. Given an easy-to-use system of micropayments, will it really take that long for Joe Consumer to pack his hard drive with the musical equivalent of a small European country...
...hint of sad solitude. A Canto-pop idol and film star since the late '70s, Cheung has been called "the Elvis of Hong Kong" by Canadian critic John Charles. He gets top dollar for film work, his new CD Forever Leslie is climbing the charts, and his concerts still pack 'em in around the world; for a pre-Christmas gig at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, tickets went?fast?for as much...
...reviews in London, in which he plays a 15-year-old student who is seduced by his French teacher (Joely Richardson). His performance, at least in previews, struck this viewer as a bit tentative and mannered. But offstage, Culkin--who talks politely and openly, in between puffs from a pack of Parliaments--appears to have his feet somewhere in the vicinity of the ground...
...Another familiar dodge is to pack the commission with ringers so that its ultimate recommendations merely ratify a president's existing position. This was the chief bleat coming from Congressional Democrats Wednesday as George Bush announced his Social Security task force. "The panel members on this Social Security commission would be the equivalent of oil companies on a commission on ANWAR [the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]," said Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle...
...ways to cut costs and increase profit margins. One expense jumped out: the cost of shipping supplies that she was buying at her nearby Staples. She decided to go directly to the manufacturer to order bubble bags, self-sealing bags made of bubble wrap that she used to pack items...