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...Islam, which acknowledges the Torah narrative but with significant changes and additions. The Koran portrays Abraham as the first man to make full surrender to Allah. Each of the five repetitions of daily prayer ends with a reference to him. The holy book recounts Abraham's building of the Ka'aba, the black cube that is Mecca's central shrine. Several of the rituals performed in that city by pilgrims making the hajj recall episodes from his history. Those who cannot journey still join in celebrating the Festival of Sacrifice, in which a lamb or goat is offered...
...produces his third child. The infant has his father's eyes, nose, chin and years of plastic surgery to look forward to FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO President of economically troubled Brazil creates Switzerland-sized national park, invites Swiss to move right in?and bring their banks Losers LI KA-SHING Hong Kong magnate loses controversial bid for a stake in TV station, says he only wanted to spare viewers more David Letterman reruns MICHAEL KOPPER Enron exec pleads guilty to money laundering and agrees to give back $12 million in illicit gains as soon as the spin cycle is finished...
Actually, we already are. Among the sound and fury and ka-ching of this summer's sequels and action movies (which will make summer 2002 by far the richest in Hollywood history), there's also a healthy menu of serious studio movies and smart independent comedies and dramas that audiences are embracing. Last month the searing adultery drama Unfaithful opened between Spider-Man and Star Wars and has held on well at the box office. The R-rated Al Pacino thriller Insomnia has also done well. The unassuming but endearing indie comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding has found...
Guangzhou is home to some of the oldest and best dim sum eateries in the world. The four most famous restaurants are sprawling multistory affairs that include arcades, ponds, lakes and full-grown trees, even parks. Before ka-raoke halls took over, they were the epicenter of local nightlife, and live Cantonese opera was performed regularly. These days, the music is piped in, but the food's as good as ever...
...always the chance of being the first to discover the next Ohio (Devo, the Dead Boys) or Georgia (the B-52's, REM). Now they're at it again. At one of two sold-out concerts last month by Omaha band the Faint, young urbanites were chanting "Ne-bras-ka! Ne-bras-ka!" like mascots at the Cornhuskers' stadium--and only half kidding...