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With the release of Rooty, their long-awaited follow-up to 1999’s instant-classic debut Remedy, Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton have firmly planted themselves in the realm of contemporary pop music. And with good reason—within the context of house music’s stomping four-on-the-floor beat, the Jaxx add an array of unexpected elements. Contributing to the mix are destabilizing rhythms gleaned from the likes of Timbaland, catchy melodic hooks and actual song structures, as well as a punk-like immediacy achieved with their startlingly original usage of noisy, densely...
Telfeyan’s humble abode in Lionel B-22 is decorated with cellophane flowers. Telfeyan reports he was inspired by the Beatles classic “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” where John Lennon croons about yellow and green cellophane flowers. Telfeyan says it lends a peaceful feel to his room, and that it is purely for personal comfort rather than to exhibit...
...dislikes Bruce Campbell—people either adore him or have no clue who the heck he is. For all those mired in the ignorance of the latter category, Campbell is a B-movie god. The star of such classic films as Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness (original title: Medieval Dead), he has created an acting career out of being a caricature of a tough guy. His more mainstream work has also had an indie edge, much to the chagrin of network executives. So “The Adventures of Brisco County...
...achievements. If Summers wishes to leave an academic mark upon the College, he should work with the Faculty to reform undergraduate education on a fundamental level, combining the abolition of the current Core Curriculum and stronger instruction in science with a new requirement that would introduce undergraduates to the classic texts and ideas that serve as a foundation for learned discourse...
...student’s best writing will come when he or she is intimately engaged with a text and genuinely enjoys working with it. Good writing requires good thinking, and good thinking requires something to think about. There can be no better material than the world’s classic works to provoke thought, discussion and enthusiasm for writing...