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...that it portrays an invisible, ongoing transition in mainstream hip-hop: from ghetto-fabulous rebellion to upper crust complacency. On “Fader Party” the Majesticons play defiant street rappers as they “count the funds / count my guns / count my sons / count my clout / count you out.” But by the time “Platinum BlaQue” arrives, they’ve begun to assimilate: “New Republic on the table with the New York Times / Used to read The Nation ’til I changed...
What he didn't have as he wandered New York City with one of those films, Steamboat Willie, tucked under his arm was cash or clout. He was just an unknown 27-year-old animator from California who needed musicians and sound-effects guys to record a score--and a distributor to promote his product...
...democratic governance, liberal order and further outreach to the Arab world. Blair's motives are not entirely selfless, of course. His stance means that not only does his relatively small country carry disproportionate leverage in the war on terror, but also his influence in Washington translates into real clout in Europe. The European anti-Saddam coalition--Britain, Spain, Italy and the Eastern bloc--could emerge as the dominant force in the European Union in the next decade, edging out the Franco-German axis, with Blair at its head. Those are high stakes in geopolitics; and Blair, in that respect...
...part, KTI claims it would face “economic hardship” by complying with the statute, the basis for its initial exemption. This is hard to believe, given the financial clout of Casella. Boston also has a history of refusing to grant exemptions on the basis of “economic hardship,” most prominently in the recent case of several day-care companies, and should not be afraid to refuse an exemption to KTI. Boston’s refusal would go far in alleviating the economic hardship of the people who work at KTI?...
...staggering combined gross of nearly $2 billion. He has twice been nominated for an Oscar, for Gandalf and the James Whale biopic Gods and Monsters. Though the 63-year-old insists he remains just a humble hired hand, he admits to delight at his newfound box-office clout. It's particularly helpful for a Strindberg play about a destructive marriage, hardly a surefire draw. "If I've introduced the Gandalf audience to Strindberg," he says, "that's thrilling." YET GANDALF HAS GIVEN McKellen a kind of magic that is stronger than fortune or fame. The current crop of fantasy films...