Word: americana
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...glass trained on Harvard’s administration and student government, something’s bound to get burned. Probably Adam."Flyover Country": Steven T. Cupps ’09 is a biological anthropology and economics concentrator in Lowell House. In an attempt to reveal the neglected bits of Americana, his column will offer musings that sprawl from the Pacific to the Atlantic and the vast track in between. His column appears on alternate Thursdays. "The Visible Hand": Will Johnston ’08 is a social studies concentrator in Adams House. Appearing on alternate Wednesdays, his column will look...
...Madness? This—is—SPARTA!” I feel as though my balls have been ripped off. And I like it. Black Snake Moan Celluloid Gold This is two minutes and twenty five seconds of pure, hard-core, home-cooked, old, weird Americana. An overweight Samuel L. Jackson, a severely beaten Christina Ricci, and a looooong iron chain. There is absolutely no precedent for this trailer. It doesn’t fit any trailer paradigm you’ve ever seen. It doesn’t show any of its cards, vis a vis who?...
...result is just hypocritical enough to turn the stomachs of fans of the Boss. The album, which takes its name from a hotel-casino in Vegas, offers about as much authentic Americana as neighboring Paris Las Vegas Hotel offers of “la vie Parisienne.” Catchy as the title track may be, Flowers may need a reminder that it takes more than singing “my brother he was born on the fourth of July” to live up to the Boss’s legacy...
...really is like walking around in a museum. It’s unbelievable,” he says. “The stories that are on the cobblestones of those streets are amazing—following that red line and seeing the Americana that’s behind every…building and really getting an education about American history, which was the thing I did on the weekends. As far becoming a Red Sox fan, I’ve given up on all professional sports after the Lakers sort of dismantled...
With its indie sensibility, pierced baristas, and eclectic soundtrack—Bon Jovi shared the speaker system with obscure electronica—Diesel easily establishes its hipster bona fides. The pastel-painted walls and kitschy Americana (a diner clock, toy trains, a vintage gas station sign) lend warmth to an otherwise industrial setting of exposed beams and gallery lights...