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...most recent lawsuit falls under the latter category, and that is a source of concern. The warnings, after all, are right there on the carton--they grace every cigarette billboard and magazine ad. If the company, and the government, can warn you and you are still not responsible, what gives? Are we not responsible for understanding to stop at red lights either...
...clearly hasn't earned the big bucks yet. But she's well positioned. Imperial, a thumping single off her album, is in the Top 20 on the Billboard rap charts. Busta Rhymes calls her "unquestionably the best female MC." He's almost right. Lauryn Hill is still the best. But on Dirty Harriet, Rah Digga proves herself to be the best to come along since Hill. Rah's voice is rough and low; at times she sounds like a man. Her beats are strong too: her songs hit the listener like middleweight champs. Her lyrics can be playful or boastful...
...aware that radio and MTV and the Billboard charts are brimming over with aggressively generic teen pop acts. At first blush, Aguilera--with her youthful charm and bare, toned midriff--appears to fit right in. But listen closely. Although some of the compositions she chooses to perform are a bit bland, her voice has range and soul and tasteful flair. Still, this Grammy win is not just about vocals--and neither is a lasting career. Aguilera's rise is a lesson in how to market a 21st century star. And the savvy promotional campaign that has taken...
...going to put a billboard up advertising them," Pasquarello says. "You try not to make people paranoid...
...architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown say this is merely a return to the venerable practice of covering buildings with words and pictures. Egyptian temples were a billboard of hieroglyphics. Byzantine churches were spread over with huge gilded mosaics, the Jumbotrons of the 10th century. "Times Square is the place of now and the place of the future," says Venturi. "An environment that is sparkling, decorative and information-giving." They predict that such public buildings as schools and courthouses will increasingly borrow the features of commercial buildings, like neon signage and shop-window fronts...