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...content to rest on their stylistic laurels after several rock-centric compositions, Subtle throw 90s Miami booty bass, fluttering woodwinds (played live by multi-instrumentalist Marty Danvers) and iconic breakbeats into the mix for “Red, White & Blonde,” the most immediately accessible track on the album (and, in an ideal world, an instant chart-topper). Alexander Kort’s soaring string accents on the eminently hummable chorus are only one of the countless sonic details that pepper the album, showing the group’s combined talent in conjuring elusive moods from unlikely juxtapositions...
We’re concerned about global warming, global AIDS and globalization. We form organizations to “raise awareness,” but too often that’s where things stop. Fortunately, some students aren’t content to just complain. The recent call for seniors to boycott the Senior Gift until Harvard sells its stock in PetroChina is a rare and worthwhile attempt to get Harvard students...
...conservatives who align themselves with the Republican Party perpetuates the myth that most, if not all, Evangelicals conform to the conservative Republican social agenda. Many Evangelicals, however, care deeply about poverty, health care, the economy and the effects of globalization on the poor. Thousands of young Evangelicals are not content with a faith that fails to address the relevant social issues of our day and are quietly working to alleviate human suffering in impoverished communities across the country. They will be what saves evangelical Christianity from its demise as a significant religious movement. (The Rev.) Jeff Carr Cincinnati, Ohio...
...Time Inc., this magazine's publisher), applied for a job and became one of the founding executives. He oversaw properties like VH1 and Nick at Nite and, friends say, has remained true to MTV values, both personally, as a U2 fan, and as a businessman, believing that interesting content can make money. "Audiences want variety--in their television, in their video games and in their movies," says MTV Films senior vice president David Gale. "By making lower-budget movies that target different tastes, you can be successful with a younger audience. And they are the ones...
Their ultimately empowering message of do-it-yourself action distinguishes them from a lot of screamo that’s out there—while they may be tortured and alienated, they are not content to merely criticize or comment, but instead call for action: The same song that tells “what they’ve won by” exhorts, “Show your tusks!,” calling listeners to action by adding that the only alternative would be to “watch the heat bead upon the body of a world that...