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...old-school names are back because many of those cumbersome numbers that baseball fans love more than the game itself (whisper the statistics 755, 56 or 61 softly enough to their real fans, and eyes will glisten) are in danger of changing. Cal Ripken Jr. sets a new record for consecutive games every time he steps onto the field. Juan Gonzalez may beat the record for RBIs that Hack Wilson set in 1930. The Yankees threaten to win more games this year than the 1906 Cubs, who won 116. Rookie pitcher Kerry Wood tied the record of 20 strikeouts...
...powerhouse in Atlanta's thriving R.-and-B. scene. Dupri, whose real last name is Mauldin, brought his parents, who are divorced, along for the ride: his mother, Tina Mauldin, runs his production company, and Dupri's deal helped his father, Michael Mauldin (a former road manager for various old-school R.-and-B. groups), land a job as vice president of black music at Columbia (he's now president of the division...
While Harvard Yard was no longer filled with thousands of soldiers engaged in military exercises, the constant influx of veterans funded by the G.I. Bill--some married with children--ruffled the old-school naivete that had colored the College in years past...
Leavitt & Pierce--specialist in fine tobaccoproducts--has been a staple in the Square for morethan 115 years. It exudes an old-fashioned,old-school aura--one of the last bastions of theHarvard "old boys club." Images of ancient Harvardsports teams clutter the dark walls (check out the1908 baseball team's sexy knickerbockers).Footballs from long-forgotten Harvard-Yale games,ticket stubs from games back in '92 (that's 1892,mind you), and championship oars hang as remindersof past glory. A century-old Leavitt & Peirce adurges students to order their "class pipes." Anupper-crust masculinity oozes out of the walls...
...Light is in itself an exploration, a journey into groundbreaking musical textures. Over the years, Madonna's old-school music has become obsolete: cheap bubble-gum pop, throwaway dance numbers--it all seemed the same. Moreover, she never had the voice to truly be a respected presence in the music world--the early '90s saw Madonna confined to the DJ racks at '80s dances. And of course, she realized this--and promptly took action. After her Evita lessons, Madonna's voice has become confident, rich, and boldly unique. On the title track, she dives into a campy, exhilarating discofest that...