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...Buzkashi is the best way to understand Afghanistan in this new era," Whitney Azoy, author of Buzkashi: Game and Power in Afghanistan, told me. "It's all about unbridled competition for power, and the fact that no one can hold it for very long. Individuals rather than institutions are still the prime movers, and here individuals constantly shift sides and make new alliances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan's National Pastime | 11/25/2006 | See Source »

Sales of Pavement's fuzzed-out masterpiece don't stack up to the rounding errors on Nevermind, but its influence on Beck, Blur, Radiohead and countless other musicians of the '90s is incalculable. Lead singer and former Whitney Museum of Art security guard Stephen Malkmus expressed alienation with the same lo-fi guitar grit of Kurt Cobain, but his lyrics and vocals were models of cryptic passion. Somehow his word salads communicated both the ennui of a suburban smart-ass and an awareness that ennui isn't tragic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 6 Great Albums From 6 Decades | 11/12/2006 | See Source »

FILED FOR DIVORCE. Whitney Houston, 43, pop diva; from her husband, former New Edition singer Bobby Brown, 37; after a rocky 14-year marriage during which Brown did numerous stints in jail and Houston twice entered rehab for substance abuse; in Orange County, California. The couple, whose tumultuous relationship was on display in last year's reality-TV show Being Bobby Brown, have a daughter, Bobbi Kristina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

FILED FOR DIVORCE. Whitney Houston, 43, pop diva; from her husband, former New Edition singer Bobby Brown, 37; after a rocky 14-year marriage during which Brown did numerous stints in jail and Houston twice entered rehab for substance abuse; in Orange County, Calif. The couple, whose tumultuous relationship was on display on last year's reality-TV show Being Bobby Brown, have a daughter, Bobbi Kristina, 13. A six-time Grammy winner, Houston had a record seven consecutive No. 1 pop hits in the late '80s--including Saving All My Love for You and How Will I Know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 30, 2006 | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

Lewis’ publisher, PublicAffairs Books, has also licensed his 288-page book for translation in Taiwan and mainland China, Director of Publicity Whitney Peeling said. The Taiwanese translation by Living Psychology press will not be ready for over a year, according to Lewis...

Author: By Ying Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lewis To Embark on Overseas Book Tour | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

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