Word: crasser
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Perhaps it is no surprise that the French would long for Piaf's groundedness at a time when their country feels its own ground shifting. Her humble authenticity amounts to a kind of safe haven from the obliterating force of a louder and crasser world culture. No wonder anxious French citizens are flocking into the outstretched arms of Paris' favorite daughter...
...that Jay-Z may not be able to outrun his legacy. He begins any criticism of the state of rap with "You know, I love hip-hop ..." but he believes that the numerous rappers behind him on the ladder lack his style and have turned rap into a much crasser art form. Jay-Z has always had fairly catholic tastes, but he now finds himself listening more to John Mayer and Coldplay than to rap. "There's not a bunch of hip-hop artists that you can relate to once you hit 30," he says. "I think, unfortunately, rap music...
...evidence Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, he presents it. When the Americans say they have proof of something but refuse to show you, they make a lot of people suspicious." A startling number of Europeans (75% of the French and 54% of the Germans) suspect Bush of crasser motives: he wants U.S. control of Iraq's oil; he wants a quick war to enhance his re-election prospects in 2004; he wants to avenge his dad. Saddam may be menacing, but if his capability to make trouble isn't visible, conclude Europeans, the Bush Administration hasn't made...