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...songs finds Timbaland alone. The meat of the album lies in duets, and his friends’ back-up is served family-style. An enumeration of his collaborators sounds more like a VIP list at the Ivy: Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Dr. Dre, Missy Elliot, 50 Cent, The Hives, Fall Out Boy, She Wants Revenge, and even Elton John all pitch in. And that’s just naming a few. Whereas the supporting cast and his beats are both more than listenable, Timbaland’s rapping is sub-par, to say the least. While Missy and Tony Yayo...
Court took 10 minutes. I pleaded guilty and was fined 100 Zimbabwean dollars--at present values, half a U.S. cent. Outside, two men in suits and sunglasses, possibly secret-service agents, watched as I left court. Though the local authorities had let me go, there was no guarantee I would avoid being interrogated again by Mugabe's secret police. I jumped in my rental car and, calculating that the authorities would expect me to head south to South Africa or west to Botswana, drove 373 miles north to Zambia. An hour after nightfall, the road became muddy. It seemed...
...tiny Pacific nation's internationally famous resorts with their manicured grounds, picture-postcard beaches and beaming staff, a swathe of desperate humanity resides in flimsy and illegally built shanties, without sewerage, running water, electricity or garbage disposal. This mainly Indo-Fijian underclass represents more than 10 per cent of the country's 900,000 population. A third of them have no income at all; four out of five lack the means to provide three meals a day for their families...
...Schveep for half a cent...
...stabbing, intoxicated underage girls, secretive nightclub managers, and a sausage vendor conveniently located in the shadow of a blood-stained parking garage have come together in a strange tale. Although this might sound like the plot of a 99-cent mystery novel, such elements actually make up the story behind the new restrictions Boston has placed on clubgoers throughout the city. Last New Year’s Eve weekend, Boston began enforcing a ban prohibiting those under the age of 21 from attending clubs after 11 p.m., essentially limiting the club scene to the over-21 crowd.A CIVIC RESPONSESafety concerns...