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Over the course of his last few albums, Paul Simon has gone through distinct phases, each determined by his musical interest of the moment. When he was attracted to South African mbaqanga music, we had "Graceland"; when he was enchanted by the sound of Brazil, we got "The Rhythm of the Saints"; and when he indulged his love for doo-wop and fascination with the music of Puerto Rico, there was "Songs from The Capeman." Thus, with the release of "You're the One" (arriving in stores today)

Five and a half feet tall and never weighing more than 110 pounds, Frederic Chopin looked delicate, almost transparent, and not quite of this world.Novelist George Sand, whose 10-year love affair with him has become the stuff of legend, called him her "little one." His friend, composer Felix Mendelssohn, not exactly a heavyweight himself, dubbed him "Chopinetto."He was always suffering from something. "Chopin has been dying his whole life long," said one malicious Parisian lady, and another: "He has the most charming cough."

It's only about two miles as the crab scuttles, or five-and-a-half as the cab drives, but the distance between the twin yuppie capitals of Canton and Federal Hill is vast indeed, or so some residents of each neighborhood insist -- especially when called upon to visit the other. The Canton crowd bemoans "going over the hill," while the Federal Hillers are loathe to "cross the pond," as though Canton were, like its namesake, a distant Chinese port, instead of a bunch of rehabbed row homes and tony bars on the other side of the harbor.

Journalist Bob Woodward, certainly not a lifelong conservative, dares to tell the truth about the current administration and is castigated by the White House and the trolls in the media ("Woodward's spat with White House grabs spotlight," March 1)? How interesting. Let's see if others now break ranks and decide to tell the truth about this abomination. F. Cordell Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

Baltimore County Executive Roger B. Hayden won election in 1990 partly by campaigning against the imperial demeanor and spendthrift ways of the Democratic incumbent. The county's anti-tax protesters made Mr. Hayden their standard-bearer as they helped him unseat Dennis Rasmussen -- "Taxmussen," as they called him.In the 19 months since, Mr. Hayden has gone from darling of the anti-taxers to sworn enemy. When the executive's economic development director was found earlier this year to have hosted Falstaffian business meals, the protesters pitched a fit. Later, when Mr. Hayden did the responsible thing in raising the local income tax to help offset a state aid shortfall, anti-taxers went ballistic and redubbed their former hero "Roger Rasmussen."

Today's Topic for Married People Is: Coping With Anger.Even so-called "perfect couples" experience conflict. Take Canada geese. They mate for life, so people just assume they get along well; when people see a goose couple flying overhead, honking, they say, "Oh, that's so romantic." What these people don't realize is that honking is how geese argue. ("Are you sure we're heading north?" "Yes, d---.") The only reason they mate for life is that they can't afford lawyers.It's the same with humans.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- "Greed is the universal motive, sincerity is a pose, honesty is for chumps, altruism is selfishness with a neurotic twist, and morality is for kids and fools." That was Walt Harrington writing in The Washington Post on Dec. 27, 1987, in response to the financial and sexual scandals of that period. Then, the ethical violations were committed by men named Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken. Their means to immoral ends were junk bonds and insider trading. The most prominent (though by no means only)

She said he was wanted for beating her. He said she was peddling drugs with a neighbor. And the police said they were both right.The confusion started at about 1:15 a.m. yesterday when Brenda Nolan, 34,called police. She said her boyfriend had arrived home drunk and wasthrowing things around.When officers Gary Thorn and Michael Edmonson arrived at the second-floor apartment in the 5100 block of Brookwood Road, they found Nolan fighting with her boyfriend, Calvin Jerry Taylor, 33.As Thornand Edmonson tried to quiet the pair, Nolan told the officers that Taylor was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant.

"The only thing worse than not getting what you want is someone else getting it," Roger said in season five. In "To Have And To Hold," Don not only loses what he wants to someone else, but he also watches the defeat unfold right in front of him. This ties in seamlessly with the theme of unattainable desires and gluttony, straight from Dante's “Inferno.” (Last week episode's focused on the lust -- did the heavy-handed theme of prostitution give...

Playing for their playoff lives, Eli Manning and the New York Giants were efficient, focused and dominant. Playing for their new general manager, the Washington Redskins (4-10) did a good job of convincing the boss that maybe everyone ought to be fired. The Giants kept themselves in the postseason hunt Monday night with one of the most lopsided victories in the long, storied series against their NFC East rival. New York scored on six of its first seven possessions and controlled every facet of the game in a 45-12 win that wasn't as close as even that margin of victory would indicate.