Happily Potted
There's enough humor and fantasy in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" to remind us why we started reading novels in the first place. [01-03-00]
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1998 Nonfiction In Review
1998's nonfictions stand-outs relived the Civil Rights era, the Johnson administration, and Nazi outrages. [12-27-98]
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Skeleton Key
At its creepiest, Stephen King's "Bag of Bones" is a death's head singing the theme song from Cheers: welcome to the place where everyone knows your name. [11-09-98]
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Two of a Kind
Elvis Costello and Burt Bachrach may seem like a peculiar match, but their show at Radio City Music Hall proved they're two of a kind. [10-26-98]
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Working Women
Amy Rigby ("Middlescence") would probably have a lot of stories to swap former ZuZu's Petals frontwoman Laurie Lindeen. [10-12-98]
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Rope Floats
On a recent Boston stop, Janet Jackson did the best thing the star of a slick production could do: she acted as if it was fun. [09-28-98]
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Everything but
"Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling with D.H. Lawrence" is Geoff Dyer's "8-1/2." [07-20-98]
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Natural one
Brit post-punker Gina Birch takes off her Raincoat and wakes up with a Hangover. [07-06-98]
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Pulp Fictions
Pulp's Jarvis Cocker flirts with the heartfelt and sometimes embraces it, but it's never a sloppy embrace. [04-06-98]
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Mono Tones
There's no excuse for the British duo Mono's "Formica Blues" except the pleasure it gives. [03-02-98]
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The Beauty of Bacharach
Burt Bacharach's back, and he rawks; if you don't believe that, check out the three tribute albums released in the past year. [02-16-98]
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Tinsel Tales
"American Hot Wax" screenwriter John Kaye's Hollywood novel "Stars Screaming" is the damnedest book to characterize. [01-12-98]
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Secret Agent Songs
David Arnold's multi-artist tribute to 007's greatest hits"Shaken and Stirred," producer David Arnold reworking of theme songs from the Bond movies, might have been a camp joke -- but it's more. [01-05-98]
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1997's Best Non-fiction
1997's non-fiction featured both strong and fond recollections. [12-29-97]
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What's in a Name?
Lydia Flem's "Casanova: The Man Who Really Loved Women," insists on the facts behind the legendary lover. [12-15-97]
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Mission Impossible
The overriding irony of Dusty Springfield's career is that though she's offered her listeners the lushest pop scenarios, she has always demanded the impossible from herself. [12-01-97]
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