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...protege of, the influential British electronic producer William Orbit. LeGassick met lang in 1998 through Madonna, whose music Orbit was producing at the time. Wisely avoiding the fancy bells and whistles that many electronic producers seem unable to resist, LeGassick has instead imbued Summer with an organic, retro feel. Although it may lack some of the lushness of lang's earlier work, it creates a dramatic counterpoint to her shimmering voice. He opens the bossa nova-tinged Summerfling, for example, with a spare drum beat and a chugging organ line, giving lang's voice plenty of room...
...know I'm a little late on the dotcom trend, but the way I see it, I'm jumping on the retro-dotcom trend, which, if it's anything like '70s fashion, will be much more lucrative the second time around...
Gladiator is quite a good movie--a big, fat, rousing, intelligent, daring, retro, many-adjective-requiring entertainment. It has lots of fighting, but with a posh accent; this may be the first culturally acceptable version of WrestleMania. Beyond the spectacle of large men grabbing and stabbing one another, Gladiator offers body halvings, decapitations, unhandings. A pity the slaves must die for the public's sport, and a pleasure that we get to watch. Violence is an issue directors love to deplore and exploit...
...close to 10% in the West--an omen for Democrats who fear that he could siphon California votes from Al Gore and throw the state to George W. Bush. Nader plays especially well with the elderly over 70--worried about prescription-drug benefits--and with the young. "He's retro cool," says John Zogby, who conducted the poll. "The same way my kids like Led Zeppelin and Cream...
Last week, though, techies got a glimpse of the smoke and ashes to come. For a few retro days, Dow stocks soared as investors, perhaps sensing an imminent rush to the tech exit, sold all things dotcom. Just about everyone who wanted to got through the door--this time. But if you've made a bundle in NASDAQ stocks and are concerned about their increasing volatility, consider protecting what you've made. Here's how, starting with some basics and moving up the ladder...