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...dollars. Stern, whose history with Karmazin dates to the mid-'80s, fits in naturally with Sirius' bad-boy image. Frustrated by the feds' indecency crackdown, Stern is literally counting down the minutes (on his website) left on his contract with Infinity, his current home. He has been a relentless promoter for Sirius, trying to coax his 12 million listeners over to pay radio. He is also charging Sirius a fortune to air his signature blend of flatulence jokes and advice to strippers on breast implants: $100 million a year for five years, starting in 2006, a deal signed shortly before...
Molina’s songs aren’t technical masterpieces; they often consist of only three or four chords. Their beauty is simple, residing in the ethereal swoop of the slide guitar and the relentless emotional onslaught of the rhythm section. Listening to them is like riding a freight train with no brakes: there is a sense of unimpeachable momentum and force. When their songs demand it, each and every musician in Molina’s circle is more than able to play eloquent phrases...
...limping behemoths like Sony have discovered, staying ahead in electronics is a relentless challenge. A host of new technologies on the horizon could disrupt LCD's emergence just as easily as LCD has begun to supplant cathode-ray tubes. And even against existing technologies, Sharp faces a formidable battle. Junzo Masuda, director of iSuppli, a market-research firm in Kyoto, says the real test is how Sharp's big-screen TVs ultimately fare against a technology called plasma display panel (PDP), currently the dominant type of large-screen, flat-panel displays. Sharp may have better technology, but Masuda wonders whether...
...Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Vietnam's relentless modernization means there are increasingly fewer opportunities to step back into the country's past. But the splendid Café Tung is an exception. With its retro skai-covered sofas and Jacques Brel posters, it looks more like a 1960s Parisian cellar than a coffee shop in the present-day Central Highlands...
...Vietnam's relentless modernization means there are increasingly fewer opportunities to step back into the country's past. But the splendid Café Tung, tel: (84-63) 821 390, is an exception. With its retro skai-covered sofas and Jacques Brel posters, it looks more like a 1960s Parisian cellar than a coffee shop in the present-day Central Highlands town of Dalat. Not that there are any complaints from the clientele, who comprise a fair slice of Dalat's artists and intellectuals (the town is Vietnam's pre-eminent bohemian enclave). From early morning, they gather to read...