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...from its acerbic early years to its earnest latter seasons (starring--above, from left--Alan Alda, Harry Morgan and Mike Farrell), it was a tour de force of TV writing. This 36-disc set offers it all, plus documentaries, a trivia game and the 1970 movie by the late Robert Altman. (The spin-off AfterM*A*S*H is thankfully omitted.) Fire up the still and settle in for a long, hilarious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Boffo TV Boxes | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...Robert St. John...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trends: How to Get the Party Started | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...DIED. Robert Lockwood, 91, giant of Mississippi blues who, after learning guitar at age 11 from blues pioneer Robert Johnson, fused raw Delta chords, electric blues and urban funk; in Cleveland, Ohio. Teaming up in the 1940s with harmonica ace Sonny Boy Williamson, he made Arkansas radio's King Biscuit Time the most influential broadcast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Dec. 4, 2006 | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...DIED. Robert Altman, 81, prolific, curmudgeonly, irreplaceable renegade whose movies both defined and mocked the modern American spirit; in Los Angeles. Arriving in Hollywood after copiloting B-24 bombers in World War II, the Kansas City native kicked around the industry for nearly a quarter-century before directing MASH (1970), a ribald Army comedy set in the Korean War but offering a cynical take on U.S. involvement in Vietnam. MASH set the Altman attitude and technique: sprawling frescoes with crawling cameras, dozens of characters, overlapping dialogue, and a belief that life was way too messy and complex for ordinary film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Dec. 4, 2006 | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...back on grape yields. "It was a radical change, and some people thought we were mad," Pierre says. Francis Egly in Ambonnay is one of the most successful of these new producers; his Pinot Noir?based Blanc des Noirs caught the attention of American wine guru Robert Parker, who lists Egly-Ouriet, tel: (33-326) 57 00 70, as one of the top Champagne houses. Like Anselme Selosse of Jacques Selosse, tel: (33-326) 57 53 56, in Avize, Egly is struggling to keep up with demand; he only produces 100,000 bottles a year. Making Champagne, he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Small Sips | 11/23/2006 | See Source »

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