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Volume II, Issue 47 May 17 - May 24, 1999

News & Opinion

A powerful banker allegedly involved in the drug trade hosted a summit attended by President Clinton, but the American press never reported the controversy. It's prom season, and here's a chance to forget about death in high school and remember what it was like to be 17. Death is never far from Odelia Sedillo's mind, though, because she is a mother whose son was murdered. Also, a glimpse of Berlin, an scam that should make taxpayers angry, opinion about Kosovo, and more. News & Opinion contents page

Film & TV

"Election" is mean and kind at the same time, about how we do things that are unacceptable, and the characters are either wicked, stupid or pathetic. Just your typical campaign story. Franco Zeffirelli's childhood "Tea with Mussolini" gets reviews at odds with each other, but the Bard's latest is a success, our reviewers agree. And there's even more. This week in Film & TV Election(1) Election(2) Election(3) Election(4) Tea with Mussolini(1) Tea with Mussolini(2) Midsummer Night Dream(1) Midsummer Night Dream(2) The Castle The Dreamlife of Angels eXistenZ PLUS Hollywood Stock Exchange Losing on 'Jeopardy!' UPN's 'Home Movies' and more... Film & TV contents page Visit the Film Vault for thousands of reviews

Music

Sono Africa distributes West and Central African music, and its new 12-CD series series provides a revealing sample of local music tastes. There are reviews of new music from the J. Davis Trio, Pastilla, Nihilistic Spasm Band, and Clusone 3, as well as profiles of Randy Newman, Mandy Barnett, Sandy Bull, Robbie Williams, Jonathan Richman, and Tom Zé. And more! This week in Music Randy Newman Mandy Barnett Sandy Bull Robbie Williams Jonathan Richman Tom Zé J. Davis Trio Pastilla Nihilistic Spasm Band Clusone 3 PLUS African pop and more... Music contents page

	Arts & Leisure
	A Matter Of Voice Internet Food Sites Gastrological Forecast So You Wanna Build a Web Site and more... Arts & Leisure contents page

	Books
	Leslie Marmon Silko's "Gardens in the Dunes" is a fully-realized, robust novel in the finest tradition of the form. Nathan Englander's first story collection offers a bold and unwavering voice. Paige Baty's "E-mail Trouble" is a tragedy you can't look away from. Plus a novel of the Great Barrier Reef, a Western, and a shelf full of quick glances. Books contents page

	Comics
	Come down from your Staggering Heights and get to the Red Meat of the matter with this swell set of cartoons that also includes Mueller, Eye of the Beholder, K. Rat and Random Shots. Comics contents page Visit the official Red Meat site

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