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...conclusion of “Wise Blood?? seems almost tacked-on, simply to leave the reader with a sense of finality. At the end of the book the corpse of Hazel Motes is returned to his boarding house after he runs away because his landlady is pressuring him to marry her. The novel comes to a close as the landlady looks into Hazel’s eyes “trying to see how she had been cheated or what had cheated her, but she couldn’t see anything... she felt as if she were blocked...
Harvard Medical School Professor Jon Clardy teamed with researchers in the department of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology to pinpoint the amino acid proline—a component of hemolymph, or insect blood??as the trigger for the transformation of roundworm bacteria from dormant to virulent, eliciting comparisons of the bacteria to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
...Blood?? is Yeasayer’s first release since their 2007 breakout LP “All Hour Cymbals.” Where “Cymbals” haphazardly imitated everything from West African rhythms to Middle-Eastern pop, “Odd Blood?? is decidedly paired-down, although not without foreign influences. The abundance of pop hooks on this album suggests that Yeasayer spent most of their recent downtime in a trashy European discothèque, and loved absolutely every moment...
This shift in musical direction is particularly surprising given the band’s previous taste for less instantly gratifying melodies and seriously-minded lyrics. The lyrics on “Odd Blood?? continue to be somewhat off-putting, creating an interesting juxtaposition with the band’s new melodic style. This especially stands out on the infectious single “O.N.E.” when lyrics like, “No, you don’t move me anymore / And I’m glad that you don’t / ‘Cause...
Instead of grappling with their monstrous natures, modern vampire characters are instead kept busy with relationship problems (Edward must explain to Bella that they can’t have sex because he’ll break her bones) or civil-rights issues (“True Blood?? vampires demand the right to enter the same bars as humans). Despite their undead status, they can be charming gentlemen and lead fulfilling lives complete with loving girlfriends to boot...