Editorial
An envelope arrived in our office the other day. It had the bulky, tawdry look of junk mail: pink and lavender Easter eggs, a plastic address window and a photo of a young man in fatigue shorts using crutches to stand on his only leg. “Thousands of severely wounded […]
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By JEFF LEEDS
LOS ANGELES
THE biggest question hovering over Sunday’s Grammy Awards was answered yesterday when it was announced that Amy Winehouse, the troubled British pop star and tabloid fixture, would not be able to attend. Ms. Winehouse, who was expected to be the dominant figure at the 50th annual awards ceremony, has been denied […]
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By THE NEW YORK TIMES
With a look ahead to Valentine’s Day and a nod to Rodney Dangerfield, the classical music critics of The New York Times find themselves in a confessional mood and have decided to reveal some of their secret musical passions: works and performances they listen to for sheer pleasure — but […]
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Art Review | Jasper Johns
By ROBERTA SMITH
The art of Jasper Johns has been a cultural fact for about as long as most people can remember. A half century ago his deadpan paintings of flags and targets helped derail second- and third-generation Abstract Expressionism and changed the way we think about art. Since then […]
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At Home With Martha Frankel
By JOYCE WADLER
WEST SHOKAN, N.Y.
“MY heart is pounding,” Martha Frankel, first-time author, says when a reporter calls to reschedule. “You’re not calling to cancel, are you? My nephew is dying. I told him, ‘You die on Sunday, I’m not coming to the funeral, because I got The New York […]
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By NANCY BETH JACKSON
Homestead, Fla.
“Anybody can have goldfish,” Robert Fuchs said, showing off the 12-foot-deep fishpond in his orchid-draped walled garden near the Everglades. In the pool, a glittering mass of Brazilian red-tail catfish churned the waters at feeding time and, on a ledge just above, a four-foot alligator named Wally waited for Mr. […]
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