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...from his ability to convey complex ideas simply and to let those ideas and his learned - sometimes arcane - references support his plots, rather than weigh them down. Foucault's Pendulum, published in 1988, tells the story of three men in modern Italy whose intellectual games about the Knights Templar catapult them into danger. Along with The Name of the Rose, it helped to spawn an industry of history-infused thrillers - most recently, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Eco is not convinced by Brown's formula: "The whole conspiracy of that plot ... is contained in Foucault's Pendulum...
...launch is a national initiative, where progressive organizations, left-wing intellectuals, and political leaders and parties at all levels enter into a sustained effort to engage religious institutions and leaders with similar political views and develop them where they do not exist. More effort needs to be made to catapult fresh, charismatic, religious faces with engaging and challenging ideas to the forefront of this side of the political spectrum. This will ease the paralyzing discomfort the average moderate American feels when presented with the television-skewed political debate over most politics being conducted by a person who is openly religious...
...Floridian group Further Seems Forever was originally fronted by emo poster boy Chris Carrabba. He went on to start his own band, Dashboard Confessional, and catapult to fame and fortune. But Carrabba’s old band continued to make its Christian-tinged power pop with new singer Jason Gleason. With three albums under its belt, Further Seems Forever seems to have proved its staying power. Opening up the stage are The Kicks, Brandston and Moments in Grace. 18+. Tickets $13. 6 p.m. Axis, 13 Lansdowne Street, Boston...
...just the point. "When designers and manufacturers want to elevate fashion interest and counter the trends--like the low riders that have been going for three years--they need to go in the opposite direction," says the NPD Group's Cohen. "That's the only way the industry can catapult consumers into buying. So darks become lights, pastels become brights, short becomes long...
...releasing their sixth album, To the 5 Boroughs (out June 15), the Beastie Boys--Yauch; Mike Diamond, 38; and Adam Horovitz, 37--insist they are neither too old nor too wise for rap. They make an excellent case for themselves. Yauch fantasizes about building a medieval catapult on his roof to shower fruit on his neighbors. Diamond asks charmingly tactless questions about the salaries of TIME employees. Horovitz, the only childless Beastie, proudly calls himself Uncle Fart Joke. Even their music, which they take kind of seriously, is something of a gag. Diamond: "People ask us about this album like...