Soulful performer on the road
On his way to winning the second season of "American Idol," Ruben Studdard was dubbed the "Velvet Teddy Bear." But on the phone from his home in Birmingham, Ala., he's...
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Screen test
Say goodbye to "Friends" and hello to ... "Mr. Ed." It's pilot season in Hollywood, when "Mr. Ed" and dozens of other test shows are being made with the hope...
Yoga nation
You're not imagining it: Everyone really is doing yoga. OK, maybe not everyone. But the ancient discipline, which promises spiritual enlightenment along with long, lean muscles, has indeed boomed in...
Renting vs. buying
Whether to rent a home or to buy one? There are advantages to both. Homeowners can choose to paint their walls bright orange and no landlord can tell them no....
“The Reckoning” (R)
Who's in it: Paul Bettany, Willem Dafoe, Ewen Bremner, Vincent Cassel What it's about: A fugitive English priest (Bettany) in the 14th Century falls in with a troupe of traveling...
Garage four
It's not like the Von Bondies hadn't heard kind words before. They had read the critical praise, the reviews that called them the next guaranteed hit out of Detroit. They'd...
Hip-hop beat
Miami and Miami Beach police are secretly watching and keeping dossiers on hip-hop celebrities such as P. Diddy and DMX and their entourages when they come to South Florida, a...
The need for tweed
If you buy one clothing item in the next year, make it tweed. The fabric, once associated with traditional tailored menswear and uptight Brits, has been looming high on the...
J. Crew beach brides
American style is so casual that even brides are dressing down. Or at least J. Crew is offering the opportunity. The spring catalog and Web site (www.jcrew.com) include simple lace-and-silk...
Lighten up with Lucite
It seems the stuff of dreams: floating cushions, transparent walls and chairs and beds that are almost invisible. But it's reality. Translucent Lucite and glass are back in home design,...