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Farrell's latest obsession is Hebrew mysticism. The opening and closing tracks on his new album celebrate Jubilee, the Old Testament edict of forgiving debts and abolishing slavery. He dreams of mounting a Jubilee mega-concert event in Israel this year featuring Bob Dylan, Snoop Doggy Dogg and U2. Farrell's hazy and grandiose plans were mentioned as the possible reason that a Jane's Addiction reunion suddenly derailed this summer; despite some well-received appearances at concert events, the group recently pushed a full-scale tour back from August to late fall--if it ever happens...
...poor you will always have with you," the new Testament teaches, but it neglects to mention that the rich can be pretty hard to avoid too. Consider the Kennedys. The family has been internationally famous since the 1930s, when F.D.R. named Joe the U.S. ambassador to Britain, and it still commands attention today, even when Joe's heirs decide not to run for office. How to account for the never failing presence of Kennedys in American life? Cynics point to an apparatus of publicists, friendly journalists and starry-eyed academics, all inspired by the family's wealth and charm...
...would anyone think to publish this ad?” because that’s not that important. It was printed last October, and was maybe a testament to the high-flying optimism that had gripped Silicon Valley and Wall Street for four years. Or maybe it was a brand of “new economy” gospel. Or, heck, maybe it was for the 15 minutes of fame in the A section of the Wall Street Journal...
...Reilly, who just opened a second dealership in Alexandria, Va., says warranty claims are down 50%. Meanwhile, according to AutoPacific, an industry consultancy, customer satisfaction is up: the organization has just ranked the Santa Fe as America's top compact SUV. Says AutoPacific president George Peterson: "This is a testament to the excellent progress Hyundai is making in product development...
...fact that the government has gone so easy on arsenic is, according to critics, a testament to the political muscle of the $4 billion-a-year wood-treatment industry. The industry counters that it has been left alone because it deserves to be--and the case it makes has some merit. If CCA were as deadly as some say, factory workers who make the stuff and carpenters who work with it ought to be falling ill in droves. Yet no one reports a measurable increase in disease among these groups. "Certainly, if there were a danger, it would show...