A. agent, River Phoenix as an ethereal computer-age juvenile delinquent, Dan Aykroyd as an ex-con gadget freak, and David Strathairn as a blind master of sound tracing.

NEWYORKER: Sneakers

Perhaps a blind test of the nose of the world's best wines could then decide which technology is the true master.

ECONOMIST: Wine-tasting will never be the same again