Burt Bacharach

The Fix
People's big photo mistake. Britney's baby photo freakout. Plus: Updates on TomKat, Brangelina and a Village Person.
Tootsie says no
Dustin Hoffman: Bush's war plan is "reprehensible" -- it's all about oil! Natasha Richardson: I'm no "Yentl"! Plus: Courtney Love, like a Virgin.
Locked lips cost lives
Daddy defends Lopez from on-set clutches of McConaughey; Bullock remembers said clutches fondly. Plus: Britney beaned, Sheen cleaned.
The Negro Problem
Yes, there is life outside the L.A. music biz; two self-made troubadours tell how (and why) they live it.
Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999
Sharps & flats
Have Dr. Evil's corporate toadies stolen the "Austin Powers" soundtrack from Mike Myers?
Austin's powers
Falling in and out of love with the International Man of Mystery.
Dusty Springfield 1939-1999
An appreciation by Joyce Millman
Critical Mass
Twenty Salon critics pick the year's best albums.
Thinking inside the box
The year's best in box sets provides obsessed fans of country, jazz, blues and rock with some treasures and some trash.
Music Feature: A match made in pop heaven
A match made in pop heaven: Costello's words and Bacharach's music were meant to be together
Costello's 21-artist salute
Rhino's new "Songwriting by Elvis Costello" is the cream of the compilation CD crop.
Summer Movie Soundtracks
They don't always have much to do with the movies that inspired them, but some are worth hearing anyway.
Good Evening Mr. and Mrs. America and All the Ships at Sea
A survey of the year's best in box sets.

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