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...Normally staid Sanders Theatre erupted last night in a cacophony of pounding drums and flashing lights as the bands “Dispatch” and “Red River Parting” played to a raucous crowd of about...
Thus began Medica's six-month crash course in U.S. legal, corporate and media customs--the sort of tutorial that more and more global companies must take in countries where they do business. The irony in this case is that a staid Swiss firm has learned the U.S. class-action game well enough to sidestep the punitive damages that have knocked down other businesses--think asbestos--like dominoes. Medica's bold, novel defense may set a precedent for other lawsuit-plagued industries, including tobacco...
...miles away in a staid federal courtroom, the temperature rises as steamy claims of other broken rules are revealed in the racketeering trial that is riveting this city with tales of prostitution, fraud, the Mafia, and the off-the-court lives of several high-profile NBA stars. At the center of the trial is Gold Club owner Steven Kaplan, who has been indicted along with 16 others, including one former and one active Atlanta police officer and two dancers named "Diva" and "Frederique." Each is charged with enriching a criminal enterprise run by Kaplan. He, in turn, according to prosecutors...
...British e-publisher, Online Originals, snapped up her fourth novel, The Glass Palace Chronicle. Her next e-book, The Angels of Russia, was chosen one of the five finalists for Britain's prestigious Booker prize in 1998 - to the shock and consternation of the country's staid literary establishment. A print version soon followed. As befits an interview with an e-publishing star, TIME chatted with le Roy via e-mail about her experience...
...concerts he woos staid Cantonese audiences until they are dancing en masse in front of the stage, votaries to the pop god. Their innocent ecstasy turns him on; Cheung has an almost naked love for being loved. In his year-long Passion tour, which concluded two weeks ago in Hong Kong, he wore eight Jean-Paul Gaultier outfits, in ascending order of outrageousness, from a white tux with angel wings to a naughty skirt (and long black wig). At his Toronto concert a voice cried out, "I love you, Leslie!"; he said, "I love you too, whether...