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The Spirit Room exudes a comfortable aura, feeling like a work from an artist in an assured, mid-career groove. Branch verbally muses and toys with, but isn’t compelled to express everything in her vast vocabulary all at once. Throughout this competent and eminently listenable album, one...
In this way, Harvard becomes the reverse of a meritocracy, because when everyone’s competent, superficial details become the deciding factors. First-years and sophomores, for example, regardless of how talented, are always at a huge disadvantage to the upperclass students who are “running out...
At least competent people won. (My mother brought up this point by reminding me that at least I’m not Al Gore.) Too much competency will always be better than not enough.
Whatever the purpose, the removal of Massoud from his stronghold has presented the already splintered Northern Alliance with a leadership crisis at a critical juncture. The embattled guerrillas hold only one remaining province?northeastern Badakhashan?and Massoud's native Panjshir Valley. Attempting to fill Massoud's place as overall commander...
Russell Crowe's band suffers from the same affliction. Fans who crave a deeper understanding of the star's emotional life than that which he offers in Oscar speeches may turn out to be the most important audience for "Bastard Life or Clarity." Crowe lays bare his soul, from his...