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...guitarist that Clapton is, but his picking has a slutty vocal quality that's perfect for Bo Diddley's Road Runner and Muddy Waters' I'm Ready. It also plays well off of Tyler's singing, which increasingly sounds less human and more like a rogue trumpet. Tyler can still hit all the notes, often at the same time, and his explosive incomprehensibility on Big Joe Williams' Baby, Please Don't Go will leave you laughing - in a good way. It's unclear exactly what Tyler is feeling (though it might be in his pants) but he's definitely feeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Even Rich Men Get The Blues | 3/21/2004 | See Source »

...million eligible voters. Taliban rebels have threatened to kill U.N.-sponsored election teams and burn down schools and mosques where Afghans are signing up to vote. Karzai said last week that the elections may be postponed because of lagging voter registration. Despite the Bush Administration's desire to trumpet the birth of Afghan democracy, a delay is almost inevitable. "We should have five years to pull off these elections, not four months," says a U.N. official. Lieut. Colonel Christopher Bentley, U.S. commander for security in Kandahar, concurs: "The country is not ready. [The election] will probably have to be pushed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remember Afghanistan? | 3/8/2004 | See Source »

...September, parents who earn less than $40,000 per year will no longer have to contribute any money towards their children’s Harvard educations; those who earn between $40,000 and $60,000 will see a mean annual reduction of $1,250. Summers was justifiably happy to trumpet Harvard’s increased largesse when addressing Sunday’s 86th annual meeting of the American Council of Education in Miami, Florida. “We want to send the strongest possible message that Harvard is open to talented students from all economic backgrounds...

Author: By Anthony S.A. Freinberg, | Title: Pipe Down and Wise Up | 3/3/2004 | See Source »

...public’s right to know seems to be yesterday’s trumpet, not today’s,” he said...

Author: By Yiyang Wu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Author Kevin Phillips Criticizes Bush ‘Dynasty,’ Media at Forum | 3/2/2004 | See Source »

...Such is the success of this effervescent pairing that the houses of Dom Perignon, Krug, Mo?t and Veuve Clicquot all trumpet its merits. Veuve even promotes its 1996 Rich Reserve as a companion for dim sum. "The shrimp dumpling is a mirror of the Rich Reserve," says Bruno Yvon, Hong Kong-based business manager of the Clicquot Group. "Both are a mix of crisp and aromatic textures enveloped in a soft richness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paired Up | 2/23/2004 | See Source »

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