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...skill-free children are overwhelmed by information even without the Internet. The glossy magazines and hundred-odd cable channels, the videotapes and computer CDs in most libraries and many homes--they need more information? It's as if the Administration were announcing that every child must have the fanciest scuba gear on the market--but these kids don't know how to swim, and fitting them out with scuba gear isn't just useless, it's irresponsible; they'll drown...
...biggest drawback for some buyers may be the lack of a floppy-disk drive (most software comes on CDs now anyway) and the 33.6-Kbps modem is poky even for a low-end machine. But many analysts think the iMac will be a winner. "It's a spectacular machine," says independent market analyst Pieter Hartsook. "Apple has been living off its user base for years, but this is going to attract people who don't even own a computer." Eric Lewis, an analyst for International Data Corp., agrees: "It will give consumers a reason at least to take a look...
Amos' latest CD, From the Choirgirl Hotel, is the best and boldest of her career. Her previous CDs were often irritatingly ethereal; on Choirgirl, a full band underscores her piano, giving her music new urgency. Now, instead of being a spectator for Amos' passion, you are swept up in the force and energy of the music. "I had explored the girl-at-the-piano thing," she says. "It was time for new territory." Amos has long had some of the most fervid fans in rock--the numerous websites devoted to her portray her less as a rock star than...
...next is a little theater magic. Vanessa Williams enters, slithers onto a straight-backed chair and sings Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home. This tune is a taunt, a turf marking and a declaration of sexual independence in 32 bars. And with Williams, a young star of CDs, movies and TV, cooing it, the number is also a warning to those who ignore the shining legacy and dogged vitality of the American musical theater: baby, you don't know what you're missing...
...shelling out $15 for the CD only to discover that the rest of the album isn't fit for listening. Now there's a remedy. A new crop of Websites lets discerning fans mix and match from a long list of digital cuts to make their own custom CDs. At musicmaker.com you can assemble a personal hit parade from 150,000 tracks, from rock to gospel (cost: $9.95 for the first five tracks and $1 for each additional). Edgier cductive.com offers a smaller (4,000 titles), more specialized selection with an emphasis on hip-hop and techno, while supersonicboom.com boasts...