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...this was done on purpose, to show what a rebel the cover model is. Yeah, that’s gotta be it! Wild haircut, hardened visage: the guy looks like a criminal possessed of almost monk-like concentration. And hey, if joining the iPod Cult can make that guy cool, then maybe I should join! After all, college is about trying new things, like fringe religions! And think of all the benefits of cult life—unshakable resolve, exciting friends, and the heartfelt belief that your actions will help bring about the end of the world! But even...
...provides Høeg with a highly entertaining protagonist as he performs stunt after stunt after stunt—even with his skull cracked open and a bullet wound clear through his midriff. But the novel is overly centered around him and preoccupied with proving to us just how cool he is: yes, he is a smooth talker; yes, he has sex appeal; yes, he is well-read; yes, he is a great acrobat; yes, he is a marvelous violinist and pianist—how long does this list have to be before you switch off and nothing comes...
Robert Redford’s “Lions for Lambs” is one of those films that leaves you thinking, “What the heck?” Not in a cool, “Donnie Darko”-esque, “I-don’t-understand-what-I-just-saw-but-I-like-it” type of way, but in a “I-can’t-believe-I-just-wasted-ninety-minutes-of-my-life-watching-this-useless-piece-of-animal-feces” type of way. Nothing, not even...
...sound of hollow footsteps heightens the chill of the room in Memorial Church. A hooded female figure, carved in stone, mourns over a fallen soldier. In the stone walls, cool to the touch, 691 names of Harvard’s World War II dead form grooves that welcome grieving, searching fingers...
...It’s pretty much like the United States except colder, and with better beer and healthcare. Canada’s also home to most of your favorite actors and musicians—the ones with any talent, anyway. Every few months, the indie executives at all the cool and current media outlets make a trip up north together to sign bands, steal ideas, and get blasted together. It’s proven to be a successful business strategy so far: Arcade Fire are filling stadiums, Feist is getting covered in Rolling Stone, and everyone’s talking...