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...saturated in the sad glamour of their love that style becomes substance. The moving camera, the gorgeous homes and gardens of Suzhou, the handsome people with complex urges?they all seem to swoon in the telling of a story about Jade (radiant Japanese star Rie Miyazawa), a Kunqu Opera singer who marries into a noble house and falls into a near-lesbian relationship with her new master's mannish cousin Rong (Joey Wong, the premier ghost diva of '80s Hong Kong cinema). They don't make their sexual affinity explicit; as Jade sings in one of her ballads, "Words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asian Movies Hit the Road | 5/28/2001 | See Source »

...Losers MICHAEL STIPE R.E.M. singer admits to being constantly mistaken for John Malkovich, which is handy because he uses Malkovich's credit cards SWEDISH ARMED FORCES To cut overtime pay, Sweden will have a daytime-only navy. God help the Swedes if their shores are attacked by vampires in rowboats ELLEN DEGENERES Returns to TV with sitcom about a gay entrepreneur. It's about time: We're sick of all those shows about morose entrepreneurs

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Time | 5/28/2001 | See Source »

Trend Celebrities like hip-shaker Janet Jackson and soul singer Nikka Costa are wearing pants and skirts so low they're exposing thong straps, new expanses of belly and cleavage from behind

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Time | 5/28/2001 | See Source »

...scramble for tickets to see U2 singer Bono speak at Class Day on June 6 has begun, and the unprecedented demand has caused concern among University officials about the extent of Yard security...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Class Day Ticket Rush Raises Security Worries | 5/25/2001 | See Source »

...singer's divided career hasn't hurt his music. Reveal is a smooth combination of lush, mysterious melodies and high-tech production. It's like a trip through a rain forest on a hovercraft. On Up, the band overemphasized the electronica; on Reveal, the judicious techno touches contribute to a sense of drama and experimentation. Stipe's lyrics remain characteristically erudite and elusive. On Imitation of Life he croons, "Charades, pop skill/water hyacinth, named by a poet." On Chorus and the Ring, he sings, "It's the poison that in measures brings illuminating vision/It's the knowing with a wink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: REM | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

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