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...South Asian culture in the past. The Beatles, for example, were influenced heavily by the music of the great sitar player, Ravi Shankar. We all know about the therapeutic powers of yoga--and, for better or worse, the teachings of Deepak Chopra. No Doubt's Gwen Stefani is oft-seen wearing a bindi on her forehead; mehndi, the decorative paint worn by many Indian brides, has become quite popular among Western women. Even Nehru jackets may someday make a comeback...
Gates said the encyclopedia fulfills his oft-expressed wish to compile the first encyclopedia African idea first advanced by W.E.B. DuBois, class...
...heels of a $200,000 national advertising blitz touting his new tax plan, Lamar Alexander, the oft plaid-clad perennial presidential hopeful, addressed a packed ARCO Forum Tuesday night...
...market's craziness last week brought that lesson home to me. While everyone knows the troubles that left the market vulnerable--Asia, Lewinsky, stock prices that are historically high relative to earnings--what set off last Tuesday's rockslide was one of those oft-quoted gurus, Ralph Acampora of Prudential Securities, who reversed his prediction of a day earlier and said on CNBC that we may be entering a bear market for blue chips. The Dow Jones 30 industrials shed 300 points in a flash. But the real pain came Wednesday, when the market dropped an additional...
...Orson Welles gets best entrance -- but you knew that. What puts this film over the top is the final, parting shot of Joseph Cotten on the road. Sooo good, you retch a little. 6. Foreign Correspondent (1940). Vintage controlled Hitchcock: clean lines, great plot and arresting images like the oft-copied black umbrella scene. 7. Laura (1944). Queen of the noirs. Don't get me started on Gene Tierney. 8. Cool Hand Luke (1967). It is impossible to see this movie too many times. And if you are the right kind of person, it will make you want...