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Part of the soul of this success, a good deal of the inspiration and most of the attention have been laid at the swinging door of Boy George. Says Percussionist Jon Moss, at 26 the band's elder statesman: "Boy George is our anchor. You're never going to be able to spot a Culture Club record by just the music. It will be George's voice that identifies us." The voice is an excellent instrument, gliding over notes like a Slinky toy that springs downstairs on its own power. As the saloon singers of an older...
...country at large. The country at large is then well trained in understanding what is hype and what isn't. We filter the information we receive and then turn to the analysis we want to choose. We are free to subscribe to the New Republic or the New Statesman, depending upon our opinion...
...Korea, as Reagan made the first trip to Asia of his presidency. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, in particular, faces an election, perhaps as soon as December, in which his Liberal Democratic Party may lose parliamentary seats. He was anxious to display himself to Japanese voters as a world statesman closely consulted by an ally of whom he often says: "I call him Ron, and he calls me Yasu." The White House saw reciprocal advantages in giving a boost to Nakasone, whom it judges to be more cooperative on defense and foreign policy than most previous Japanese heads of government...
...Zensho-an Buddhist temple. Last week was no exception. During almost a year in office, Nakasone has projected an image of strong leadership abroad and developed close personal ties with President Reagan, who will make a three-day visit to Japan this week. But at home, the Liberal Democratic statesman has seemed uncertain about how to handle the scandal sur rounding his longtime political ally, for mer Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka. As pressure mounted on Nakasone to dis tance himself from the man who has come to be known as the Shadow Shogun, the troubled Japanese leader slipped away...
...their home districts, convinced that Nakasone now had no other choice but to dissolve parliament and call for new elections. For the moment, Nakasone has good reason to put off announcing his decision. With Reagan coming to town, the Japanese leader clearly hopes that his success as an international statesman will overshadow his continuing troubles with the Shadow Shogun...