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...shares a similar appeal. In “Long Life Cool White” the subjects are two oblong fluorescent bulbs hanging from a room’s ceiling on metal chains. Only the lights and the strings that turn them on are in focus; the workroom in the background is secondary to the bulbs and the emphatic promise emblazoned across their sides: “GUARANTEED: Long Life, Cool White.” Indeed, there is something very cool about Davey’s photographs. Most are slightly grainy and few are bright or colorful. The prints?...
...truly epic “More News from Nowhere” closes the album with recurring allusions to Homer’s “Odyssey.” Again, Cave’s weathered vocals take center stage, but the narrative fits firmly between the faint white-noise background and the soft guitar plucks. Ultimately, nihilism turns to exhausted agnosticism as Cave laments his own insignificance: “Don’t it make you feel alone? / Don’t it make you want to get right back home?” For Cave, at least, home...
...Personally, I would have appreciated having a little bit of a talk about Bulgaria, and its historical and current culture and socio-economic background,” said Erica Sigal, a local resident...
...just her hair. An overwhelming amount of the R&B singer’s past videos show her singing submissive, vocally unimpressive choruses for subpar rappers. The archetypal image that comes to mind is Ja Rule rapping into the camera while Ashanti stares adoringly at him and provides some background noise. In “The Way That I Love You,” though, Ashanti is the video’s unquestionable star. The video starts disconcertingly, with a 911 emergency call in which a breathy voice asks the operator, “Please, send someone...
...matter an individual’s background, we believe that it is important to empower them to find and express their own opinions on the challenges and ideas they confront in life. In doing so, we hope it will inspire other organizations and groups to do the same. We invite all members of the community to join us in our efforts to actively engage in dialogue with Israel and look forward to seeing where this important discussion will lead...