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...groups, Lebanon's political stand-off has devolved into a sectarian one, with the main action pitting Shi'a Muslim opposition groups - first among them Hizbollah - against Sunni Muslim government supporters. But the army, which mirrors the country's religious makeup, now appears to be more worried about splitting apart along sectarian lines than it is about keeping the peace...
...death of dictator Francisco Franco, Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo got off to a rocky start when his inauguration was interrupted by an 18-hour military coup on Feb. 23, 1981. Thanks to a television address by King Juan Carlos imploring soldiers to accept the democratic constitution, the coup fell apart. Calvo Sotelo went on to negotiate Spain's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during his nearly two years as Prime Minister...
...15” features the lyrics, “I have black thoughts / Therefore my name’s the same”). The Roots have always invoked canonical elements of black culture—their first proper release was called “Things Fall Apart,” after all—and as one of the few touring rap acts featuring extensive funk instrumentation, they’re the closest thing out there to an extant Family Stone or the J.B.’s. Their arrangements and aggressively jammy live shows have carried Black Thought?...
...there is something quirky about Harvard’s celebrities. In a sea of excellence, those who manage to be famous must also be, in a way, notorious. Whether by appearing on reality television, writing a sex blog, or just being extra abstinent, these celebrities set themselves apart from the common run of overachievers by doing something no one else can. And until I can coax out some talent of my own—I do play the accordion—I’ll just have to live vicariously through them...
...web—be it a video or an Internet celebrity—that gets picked up and sent around to tons of viewers, has become a new cultural genre in itself, making its way into popular culture. No longer are the insular, nerdy tech communities complete worlds apart from those who go blond and sing Miley Cyrus songs with the top down. Now, they both can share in the LOLcatz.The intersection of the Web and popular culture has birthed a new “roflculture,” fostering new genres, new celebrities, and a new type of audience...