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...Francisco with its 400,000 souls was the undisputed gem of the Pacific Coast, a bustling, pungent, polyglot city enjoying corrupt government, splendid libraries and wonderful restaurants. As a hub of international finance and society, it rivaled New York City and Paris, and it took perverse pride in its reputation, well earned by the depravity of the carnal Barbary Coast, as "the wickedest city in the world." The evening of April 17, when the nonpareil Enrico Caruso sang in Carmen at the Grand Opera House before repairing to the fabulous Palace Hotel (a telephone and bath for every room...
...journalism -- the kind done with words -- is the first draft of history, what is photojournalism? Is it the first impression of history, the first graphic flash? Yes, but it is also (and this is the disturbing thing) history's lasting visual impression. The service that the pictures perform is splendid, and so powerful as to seem preternatural. But sometimes the power they possess is more than they deserve...
FAIRPORT CONVENTION: RED & GOLD (Rough Trade). When this British group started up in the late '60s, their music was called "folk rock." Two decades on, the phrase is shopworn, but the band's music -- graced by some ghosts of ancient traditional melody -- is as splendid and mysterious as ever...
...hawked everything from candy bars (Moonstruck, Dirty Dancing) to Jeeps (Platoon). Though the just released cassette of Rain Man sells for no less than $89.95, its distributors, capitalizing on the vintage Buick that is featured in the film, put in an ad for -- you guessed it -- Buick. The otherwise splendid new release of The Wizard of Oz starts off with a one-minute Downy commercial...
...nothing will change, not with all the moola being thrown around. Next year, players will still whine about clicking, cameras. Sappy fans will still refer to the players by their first names. Waitresses will still sell me iced tea for two dollars, telling me that it's "splendid," but not that it's mostly ice. Agassi will still throw his sweaty shirt into the stands when he wins. The airplanes will still roar overhead. The best tennis in the United States will still be played. And once again, only the well-connected will get tickets...