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...trend toward Tibet Chic hasn't always been smooth. When Dadawa released her first album in England in 1995, she angered both Tibetans and Chinese. Tibetan independence activists accused her of exploiting the culture; some protested outside the London office of her label Warner Records. Back in China, her songs became a sensation among Tibetans when they heard on the background track of her biggest hit the voice of a woman praising, in Tibetan, the current Dalai Lama?the government discovered the track two days after awarding Dadawa its equivalent of a Grammy. She had to recall and re-edit...
Earlier this month, instant messaging (or IM for short) made headlines when it became the final sticking point in the biggest merger in history, the deal that joined AOL and Time Warner (proud owner of this magazine) in corporate matrimony. The Federal Communications Commission wouldn't approve the union without special conditions regarding AOL's IM policy. Why the fuss? After all, some nonsophisticates argue, IM is just a kid's toy--e-mail for the Dawson's Creek crowd...
...right? It doesn't look as if we will find out any time soon. Under the FCC's terms, AOL Time Warner has to open up its network to competitors before it can offer any "advanced, IM-based high-speed services" that involve streaming video. Big deal. AOL has indicated that it wasn't planning to offer such a service in the foreseeable future anyway...
...arrival at the city's huge and bland convention center. Once inside, two vast halls have been transformed into what resembles a pair of aircraft hangars decorated by a team of demented TV junkies. There are massive stands taken by the major TV producers, such as Paramount, Columbia and Warner Bros. Huge signs feature talk-show hosts flashing blindingly white teeth and hopeful slogans such as "cleared in 80 percent of the country" ("cleared" means sold; loosely translated, the sign is challenging the other 20 percent to jump on the bandwagon.) Also looming are giant images of refurbished game shows...
Neither is making anyone forget recently retired NFL stars Dan Marino and Steve Young, but they'll be starting the Super Bowl while Warner, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre stay home...