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Like him or not, Newman the lyricist is a refreshing irritant. And Newman the composer is a sweet seducer. His music is a lush amalgam of Americana (Stephen Foster and Scott Joplin, George Gershwin and Aaron Copland, classic blues and '70s California pop); it gives symphonic heft to his cagey misanthropy, makes the tunes endlessly listen-to-able. The jauntiest tune in the new set, a sashaying march for Great Nations of Europe, accompanies a brilliantly bleak history of New World colonization, slaughter and disease ("Columbus sailed for India/ Found Salvador instead/He shook hands with some Indians and soon they...
...English-language album seriously lacks the intense flavor and zest of his four previous Spanish releases. The watered-down American pop doesn't show half of what he is capable of doing. Hey, Ricky, those of us who see you in our dreams want you whispering those sweet nothings in Spanish. JULIANNE HANSON Fremont, Calif...
This time, it ain?t no sweet "Melissa." Unlike March?s viral vixen, which produced little more than some brief mayhem and an entertaining manhunt, ExploreZip isn?t a virus, it?s a worm ?- and quite an insidious one. Although structurally different, it's spreading as fast as the lightning-quick Melissa and doing a lot more damage. From large corporations such as Boeing and IBM to smaller, ironic targets such as antivirus software maker Symantec (and in countries from Germany to Israel, where it is believed to have originated), ExploreZip is entering computers through their e-mail systems...
...same time, however, for hundreds of alumnae returning to the Yard today for Commencement exercises and reunion festivities, Radcliffe was their alma mater, a significant influence on their lives and a source of many memories. This transition, while progressive and necessary, is thus also bitter-sweet. There is the reasonable concern that with the redefinition of Radcliffe as a research institute will also come the eventual fading of Radcliffe's incredible role in the lives of Harvard women from our collective memory...
Luckily, the chilled rice pudding, as soothing as a baby's dessert and flavored with lots of cardamom, restored the spirit. Many Indian desserts are too sweet for me, but this was just right, with a rich creamy taste and texture...