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THE RAP ON 'RAP' : Yo, where's the melody? - place of rap music in popular culture In his article, "Yo Comma Dog" (New Yorker, March 12), about the illegal gun possession trial of Sean "Puffy" Combs, Adam Gopnik makes a statement that ......(Continue Reading) Scarlet socks, silver lakes and spectacular music herald an exceptional year for the Proms - summer 1996 Promenade concerts, London, England Most of the first few concerts of the popular Promenade series, which will run through Sep 14, 1996, have been critically acclaimed and well-attended. However, some in the UK classical music community...(Continue Reading)Phenomenal Philadelphia: our fifth largest city, hailed as the cradle of America's freedom, is enjoying a radiant rebirth - City Of The Month Quill pens and three-cornered hats, Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross, the Liberty Bell and Independence Mention Philadelphia and these symbols flash ......(Continue Reading)Urban orchestration: formally imaginative and technically assured, Renzo Piano's s concert hall complex in Rome is also a civic place in the city's best Befitting the epithet of Eternal City, Rome has waited a long time for its new Parco della Musica. Renzo Piano's arrestingly zoomorphic trio of scarab-shaped ......(Continue Reading)Fantasy Springs raises bar for destination casinos Vegas-style, Vegas-worthy, Vegas-like. The time has come to stop using Las Vegas as the benchmark for local casinos. A Vegas developer at the grand opening ......(Continue Reading)
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