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The Chrysler Building
New York's most glorious skyscraper, its art deco eagles poised for flight, is a timeless work of Jazz Age poetry in steel.
By Stephanie Zacharek Feb 25, 2002
"Who's Next"
Fueled by a nervous breakdown and primitive synthesizer technology, the Who created a 1971 album so great even classic-rock radio couldn't kill it.
By Dave Wilson Feb 19, 2002
Masterpiece: "Some Like It Hot"
Billy Wilder's manic, magical 1959 farce is more than drag shtick and Marilyn in that amazing gown -- it's a topsy-turvy exploration of sexual desire and identity.
By Charles Taylor Feb 11, 2002
Concorde
Not even a hideous crash -- and the worst single event in the history of the airline business -- could permanently ground the most sensual and timelessly attractive of airplanes. And by the way, you don't say "the" Concorde.
By Patrick Smith Feb 4, 2002
"Be My Baby"
How the genius of Phil Spector and Ronnie Spector met and created a song of magnificent carnality.
By Stephanie Zacharek Jan 28, 2002
"In Cold Blood"
Just over 40 years ago, a dandified New York reporter named Truman Capote traveled to Kansas to investigate the shotgun murder of a farm family. The result changed journalism forever.
By Amy Standen Jan 22, 2002
"Sympathy for the Devil"
Mick Jagger's mad, erudite incantation strutted '60s rock toward the dark side of history.
By Douglas Cruickshank Jan 14, 2002
"Seinfeld"
Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David's TV show wasn't just a sitcom -- it was one of the most complex and troubling art works of our time.
By Bill Wyman Jan 7, 2002
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