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...Some people believe they are loved for what they are; others think they are accepted for what they do. Nixon, the classic grind, was in the second category, and that's part of the continuing fascination with him. His National Security Advisor, then Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, said of Nixon: "Can you imagine what this man would have been had somebody loved him?" Who knows whether he was loved? The important thing is that he thought he wasn't. He turned his hurt into pugnacity and focused his considerable intelligence on getting back at the swells, the Eastern establishment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Nixon Got Frosted: Capturing History | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...song being too dark is not a good reason to not do it,” Morris says. “The song emphasizes the more serious side and the social commentary of the show.” Morris and Miller are also hoping to bring back the classic Gilbert and Sullivan tradition of encores, or repeat performances of the most popular or exciting songs that get progressively faster and more difficult. “For a lot of reasons they’ve fallen out of favor recently, but it’s one of the areas where we?...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Fairy Parody of Party Politics | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...likes Take 1, he prints it and goes to the next scene). Hey, it's only a movie. And often--say, Breezy, Pale Rider, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Fathers, to skim five off the top--they are movies that have the craft and heart of classic Hollywood, without that musty antique odor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Essence of Clint Eastwood | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...driving. Instead, Bob Seger--Michigan's Springsteen, who gave Chevrolet its "Like a Rock" slogan--reminisced about the backseat of his '60 Chevy in "Night Moves" and sang "Makin' Thunderbirds" about workers building Ford muscle cars in 1955: "They were long and low and sleek and fast/ They were classic in a word...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Michigan, Still Waiting for the Renaissance | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

...real roadblocks to approving the wind farm have always had to do with bigger obstacles than the flora and fauna of the surrounding area. The biggest barrier has been a classic “not in my backyard” mentality. Many Cape Cod residents protested against the farm, arguing that these wind turbines will tarnish their ocean views, thereby lowering their property values. Although it is remains debatable how bad these views will be after the wind farm is built, it is besides the point: Citizens will have to make certain reasonable sacrifices if we truly want to commit...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: In Our Backyard, Please | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

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