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May 24, 1999 Issue
Foods of Summer
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FEATURES Foods of Summer '99 BY GILLIAN DUFFY Southern Comforters Grill Talk Sizzle Matters Cool Thymes Loud Mouth Loud Records owner Steven Rifkind bases his business on the street, dispatching an army of kids to 25 cities to give away goodies, searching for the next Wu-Tang Clan, and, not incidentally, promoting a $100 million company that's selling records, marketing clothes, and now making movies with Miramax. GOTHAM DEPARTMENTS Why perennial media baron Barry Diller casts a longer shadow than your average billionaire | Hollywood BY NIKKI FINKE Stars' Wars! How the summer blockbusters will fare The Bottom Line Slow learner? The leading provider of easy access to new Internet stocks needs an update The Insatiable Critic Another Watergate scandal: Jean-Louis Palladin's Gotham debut falters MARKETPLACE Serve up summer on trays rustic and refined Smart City Scorched berth: The perfect grill for your barbecuing needs Sales & Bargains Turn lame CDs into gold at the city's music resale stores. THE ARTS Despite the hype, a Star Wars prequel myth-es the mark | Books BY WALTER KIRN Annie Proulx talks the cowboy talk in Close Range Theater In Do Re Mi, Nathan Lane shows why Encores! should be treasured Classical Music Alfred Brendel's festival of ice at Carnegie Hall Television ABC's slinky Cleopatra plays fast and loose with history CUE Intelligencer Classifieds |