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Legacy does not offer a definitive answer. Rather, the result is a schizophrenic hybrid of attempts. No artist convincingly emulates Nicks; no artist successfully reworks her material. While this is fodder for lite-radio DJs (You can hear them breathlessly plug the tribute: "Can you believe it's been 25 years since Rumours came out? Let's hear the Goo Goo Dolls rework one of our favourites!"), the ultimate effect of Legacy is to leave us wondering what to do when it hovers closer to desecration than celebration...
...rhythm. She can't help but turn her head to catch a glance at the musician sitting on the bench several feet to her left. He plays a familiar Stevie Wonder love ballad, one she's heard on the radio from time to time during the morning show on "Lite" 106.7 FM. Soon, despite herself, she's actually singing along, and swaying to the beat. As her train pulls in, she digs through her green fanny pack for some change, and drops it in the upside-down baseball cap laying in front of the performer...
...Academy goes ultra-lite this year, reveling shamelessly in feel-gooders to the tune of As Good As It Gets, Good Will Hunting and The Full Monty. Titanic is its idea of tragic ballast: never mind such trifles as lame dialogue, clunky plot contrivances and characters that are closer to caricatures...
...looking for the Laura Ashley or Crate & Barrel look, Hahn and Murphy chose to echo the color scheme of their house. In the common room, dark brown cork disks decorate a wall. Below the disks, a funky brown swivel chair and a colorful afghan blanket evoke memories of Dee-Lite...
...snow, resulting in more stable and responsive runs for first-timers as well as advanced skiers. More than 60 models are available, and you can get help from manufacturers www.snowlink.com) retailers and ski magazines in choosing. Among the hot skis this year: K2-Four ($600), Volkl Snow Ranger Lite ($475), Salomon X Mountain ($655), Volant PowerKarve ($555) and Rossignol's "the Peak" ($649), designed by Olympic downhill champion Picabo Street...