Word: centricity
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...primary system. One of the main reasons Florida wanted to move its primary up in the first place was to get ahead of the chaos that already exists. Third World countries like Mexico today hold more modern and truly democratic primaries than America's, whose Iowa- and New Hampshire-centric traditions seem as atavistic to a lot of people as using groundhogs to forecast the arrival of spring. If a silver lining emerges from the Florida-DNC standoff, it might be a consensus on a new arrangement, like the rotating regional primary schedule endorsed by the National Association of State...
...Rudd in Knocked Up is Ben's humane, hunky alternative to his lower-life-form friends, and a closer soulmate than Alison. He can't have sex with Pete, but Alison can't make him laugh so hard - which is what matters in a guy-centric comedy. Ben is tolerant of Alison's weaknesses but attracted to Ben's strengths. He's not the Other, which guys like Ben think of women; he's the better, cooler Ben. At the film's climax, the two go off to Vegas, again not to have sex but to do some "shrooms...
...Harvard is a little esoteric.” Gittleson, who is also an associate Crimson magazine editor, points out that WHRB continues to acknowledge its original Harvard audience—the station’s news and sports coverage, though a small percentage of the broadcasts, are Harvard-centric, and various programs such as Record Hospital and The Darker Side cater to the more underground college crowd by playing indie rock and hip hop, respectively...
...many overlaps between the genres is the growing focus on producers as the center of musical scenes. Back in those early days of block parties, b-boys and b-girls, the early focus on DJs like Grandmaster Flash and Kool DJ Herc gave way to a more producer-centric organization as hip-hop started to have a commercial life beyond the South Bronx. As rap radio shows and records soared in popularity, Marley Marl became the archetype of the champion beatmaker for the “Juice Crew” of rappers centered on the Queensbridge projects. Ever since, from...
...houses to throw parties for the entire campus community. For each dollar that House Councils spend on big parties, they lose a dollar that would otherwise benefit their immediate constituents in the form of Happy Hours, Stein Clubs, or House formals. Mather House, and a few other party-centric Houses, are victims of a campus-wide free rider problem...