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...fame and money Elvis Presley—and countless other entertainers—have gained from their recontextualization of African-American art forms. Trailblazers in many respects, Public Enemy first drew rap attention to the racism and greed of Hollywood back in 1990 with their song “Burn, Hollywood, Burn,” featuring N.W.A.’s Ice Cube and old-school legend Big Daddy Kane. In the song, a sampled white voice asks rapper Flavor Flav how he feels about playing “a controversial Negro,” a “servant...
...after all, the Saudi Arabia of coal. We have more than 200 years of coal reserves at our current burn rate. There are 440 coal-fired plants across the nation, with proposals to build 153 more in 42 states over the next decade, at a cost of $137 billion, to provide electricity to 93 million homes and support our energy-guzzling lifestyles...
...someone in the Quad to walk five extra miles each day. 6) Start hooking up with someone in the Mountaineering Club so you get to use their sweet indoor climbing wall. 7) Find leg warmers on eBay and take up inline skating. 8) Use your House gym, and then burn calories on the walk to UHS after you get tetanus from the WWII-era free weights. 9) Meet two dates at the same restaurant at the same time; burn calories running and fretting. But mostly fretting. 10) Synchronized swimming in the Charles. 11) Steal booty from the Lamont security guard...
Last week, many Muslims in India, like their counterparts around the world, gathered on the streets to burn effigies of the Pope and shout slogans denouncing him for his remarks on Islam and violence. Even before that fully died out, however, a new controversy erupted - one that has turned Muslim ire against some of their own local clerics...
...supplies of petroleum become scarcer and more costly, the notion of hydrogen-powered cars becomes more appealing. Hydrogen provides a tremendous boom for its bang: burning hydrogen releases more energy per pound of fuel than any other material on earth. Spurred by the key invention of the fuel cell, which allows for a controlled consumption instead of a rocket-launching burn, automobile manufacturers have developed concepts for hydrogen-powered cars, touting their vehicles as the future of transportation. Last week, for instance, General Motors announced that it will place 100 hydrogen-fueled cars on the road next year, with...