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...their most famous song or dance; it hasn't the grand romantic sweep of "Cheek to Cheek" or "Never Gonna Dance." And Davie Lerner makes me feel guilty for choosing it. But I'm sticking with "Isn't This a Lovely Day," the Irving Berlin number from "Top Hat" - a superb parable of pursuit, resistance and union: a getting-to-know-you story that becomes a dance of sexy-romantic...
...will appear in English as a two-volume set. Volume one comes out this month, with volume two tentatively set for late 2003. Though it may seem indulgent to put the life story of a not-very-famous cartoonist into two big books, in fact it matches the epic sweep of David B.'s ambitious approach. Combining both world and personal history, the center remains the author's older brother, Jean-Christofe, who begins having epileptic seizures at age seven. Living in France during the late 1960s, the Beauchards first try Western medicine but balk at the prospect of dangerous...
Person of the Week THE DIESEL At 2.16 meters and 142.9 kilos, he's too big, too good, too much. All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal led the Los Angeles Lakers to their third straight NBA title in a four-game sweep of the New Jersey Nets, winning his third consecutive Finals MVP. Can anybody stop Shaq? Noted "We pave the way for foreign policy now. Send the WWF in first and then you'll have a country that's happy and entertained." JESSE VENTURA, Minnesota Governor and former professional wrestler, while on a trip to Beijing and Shanghai...
...first wisps of the monsoon finally doused the extreme heat on the subcontinent late last week, allowing the masses to return to a semblance of a normal life. It will be a month before the full monsoon and its cooling rains sweep into Pakistan, however, leaving extremists plenty of idle time to plot revenge against India and ratchet up the pressure on their President...
...Meanwhile, Vajpayee's colleagues carp that he's still not being hawkish enough. "Any Prime Minister that takes action against Pakistan will sweep the elections, but Vajpayee is reluctant and that will definitely damage the BJP," complains BJP hard-liner B.P. Singhal. "As the Prime Minister, for him, national interest is above party interest...