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June 25, 2001 Issue

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FEATURES
SUMMER FUN

Summer is supposed to be simple -- but choosing how to spend it can be so complicated, whether you're in the East End or on the Upper East Side. So this year, we've broken down your options into a series of lists.

GOTHAM
Are some guests at the city's most fabulous parties paying their way in?
Real Estate: Carl Swanson
Style: Amy Larocca

DEPARTMENTS
Intelligencer
BY BETH LANDMAN KEIL AND IAN SPIEGELMAN

The National Interest
BY TUCKER CARLSON
Big news for minimum-wage workers

This Media Life
BY MICHAEL WOLFF
Might Rupert Murdoch be on the verge of de-consolidating?

The Bottom Line
BY JAMES J. CRAMER
Verizon: A true case of the tortoise beating the hares

MARKETPLACE
Best Bets
BY RIMA SUQI
Lotus candle-holders, bombastic boom boxes, and retro chip-and-dips

Sales & Bargains
BY BRIDIE CLARK
Bohemian-inspired looks -- at bohemian prices

NY Shops
BY SHYAMA PATEL
Chic shades to see you through the summer

Beauty
BY BETH LANDMAN KEIL
Keeping your look hot -- in the heat

THE CRITICS
Movies
BY PETER RAINER
Songcatcher succeeds in showing the magic of its subject

Books
BY DANIEL MENDELSOHN
A hysterical look at culture (not fashion) in My Little Blue Dress

Dance
BY TOBI TOBIAS
Baryshnikov offers a true tribute to the Judson movement

John Leonard's TV Notes

Theater
BY JOHN SIMON
The new (old) Jonathan Larson play is enjoyable, but not explosive

Pop Music
BY ROB LEVINE
Lucinda Williams's emotive new album

Restaurants
BY ADAM PLATT
Midway's fare outperforms its name