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06/14/2002

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Global Eye -- Hellraiser 2.0

Terror works. Terror pays. Terror feeds the bulldog. It's the first principle of any violent criminal organization: scare the hell out of the people you're trying to control.

He Built an Empire on Elegance

Bill Blass, the American designer who built a multimillion-dollar business on understated clothes and a keen perception of the taste of upper-income American woman, died on Wednesday night at his home in New Preston, Connecticut. He was 79.

An Outsider Turns Worlds Inside Out

The ""Russian Debutante'' in Gary Shteyngart's very funny, very deft first novel is one Vladimir Girshkin, a feckless 25-year-old Russian-American who works as a junior clerk at an immigrant assistance agency in Manhattan.

Trip-Hop Trio Likely to Sell Out Gorky

British trip-hop act Morcheeba, which cut its teeth alongside major genre stars Portishead and Tricky, plays Moscow this week in a concert billed as a showcase for new material.

Annual Film Fest Set to Commence

The 24th annual Moscow International Film Festival will begin June 21 and continue through June 30, festival president Nikita Mikhalkov announced this week.

Crooner Goes From Classical to Queen

Neschastny Sluchai frontman Alexei Kortnev took a break from a recording session recently to talk with The Moscow Times about his music, his career and the state of the band.

Fest Affirms Russian Theater Alive, Kicking

At age 25, Georgian Lasha Bugadze already has five plays running in his home of Tbilisi and many perceived his plays as the crowning jewels of the New Drama festival.

Amazon Aside First Effort Is Inspired & Wise

To say that Everything Is Illuminated is breathtakingly exquisite, mind-bogglingly brilliant and side-splittingly funny would be, as its thesaurus-laden protagonist Alex Perchov might say, surplus.

Day-Tripping in Land of Fish & Flight

Residents of Moscow who have already done their share of sightseeing might enjoy a trip to an offbeat town that has so far gone undiscovered by the local tourist trade.

Cook's Corner -- Spiced Nuts

One of the perks of having both a son and a daughter is that it makes it easier to guess which gender traits are genetic and which are environmental.

Before the Beach, Browse The Boutiques

For most women, the first weeks of summer mean refreshing their summer wardrobes with the addition or replacement of a few essentials in order to look their best on the beach.

Premiere Heralds New Dawn At the Bolshoi

In spite of serious vocal shortcomings, the Bolshoi Theater's new production of Modest Mussorgsky's opera ""Khovanshchina,"" emerged a triumph both musically and dramatically.

They Whisper & Fast for Tea's Sake

In Moscow, it turns out, there's a tea house where management insists customers reserve their tables a week in advance.

Where the Sheiks Go to Chill

If Asian themes are all the rage at the city's restaurants, then Southeast Asian themes have taken the clubs by storm.

Global Eye -- Hellraiser 2.0

Terror works. Terror pays. Terror feeds the bulldog. It's the first principle of any violent criminal organization: scare the hell out of the people you're trying to control.


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