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...Beyond issues of style, we back Senator Obama on his content as well: We agree that moving troops out of Iraq and into Afghanistan will help to stabilize Afghanistan and restore some sense of stability in the midst of an ongoing civil war. We find Obama’s plans for a relatively rapid withdrawal from Iraq to be sensible, especially considering the fact that the Iraqi government is running a massive budget surplus while the American treasury is suffering from record budget deficits...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Obama for President | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...eventually—Smith’s echoing voice. Already it becomes clear that The Cure are enjoying the technology the recording studio has to offer. This fixation on a pop sound has created a strange dichotomy between the subject matter of many of their songs and their lyrical content. On third track “Reasons Why,” Smith opens with a typically morose line—“I won’t try to bring you down about my suicide”—and continues, “I won?...

Author: By Erika P. Pierson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Cure | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...While those same notes later reveal that the discs were also intended to be spun on BBC 1, most of the albums in the seasonally released serial are well worth the download (and they’re free on DFA’s website). While the content of some of these mixes can be a little dance-heavy at times, the imperfections are more than made up for by the tracks’ phrasing and a compositional sensibility that deftly complements the songs being built upon.Featured on the Winter 2005 album is Chicago?...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Mixed-Up, Mashed-Up Music Files of Mr. Ruben L. Davis | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...knew there was an odd attitude in this country, but I didn't realize how odd until I started writing the books and getting interviewed. I had reporters ask me several times, "As a woman writing a female main character, wasn't I bothered by all of the sexual content in my books?" I replied, "If I were a man, writing a male main character, would you have a problem with the sex?" And several of them said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vampire Novelist Laurell K. Hamilton | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

Cool Running. Select Westin hotels have added a Running Concierge to the staff, so if you're not content with jogging on treadmills, you can sign up for a guided three-mile run outdoors. Jogging strollers, water and towels are provided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel News: Cheap Helicopter Rides from JFK | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

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