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...found-object assemblages by the Cherokee artist Jimmie Durham -- parodic weapons made out of rusty gun parts, salvaged wood, plastic pipe -- deal with race and cultural resistance, but do so by imaginative, not merely rhetorical, means. Even Janine Antoni's sculptures -- a big cube of chocolate gnawed by the artist and a fairly repulsive mound of lard chewed up by her, flanked by a vitrine or mock reliquary displaying chocolate cases and lipsticks made from the residue of both (link between bulimia and beauty cult, get it?) -- have a sort of Monty Pythonish looniness that makes them almost endearing...
...time when many record labels are shying away from controversial performers, Priority is eagerly pursuing what some regard as the most foulmouthed, misogynistic and incendiary rap groups in the hood. Its growing stable of raucous rappers range from the explosive Ice Cube, who provoked public outrage nearly two years ago with songs that called for the killing of a white Jewish businessman and threatened arson against Korean grocers, to the dreaded Dr. Dre, whose lyrics have also advocated violence. Last month the Los Angeles-based firm added to its own notoriety by signing...
...have discovered that if you're willing to ignore the heat, controversy translates into cash. Billboard has crowned Priority the industry's "hottest independent label." Priority's dozen rap artists have mined a rich vein of sales, including 13 gold records, 12 platinum and two double-platinum albums. Ice Cube's latest hit, The Predator, entered Billboard's pop and R.-and-B. charts in the No. 1 slots, the first time a rap album debuted at the top of both charts. From a bare-bones crew of three operating out of a tiny Hollywood office, Priority has grown into...
...real secret of Priority's success may be the bad publicity. Protests by Jewish and Korean groups, for instance, helped ignite sales of Ice Cube's 1991 album, Death Certificate. It sold 1 million copies within 10 days of its release. Unlike large record labels, which are often part of bigger conglomerates with a medley of interests, small outfits like Priority tend to be less vulnerable to pressure tactics...
...ECAC Tournament Banquet at Lake Placid, New York. The Decathion Club has presented the award to the nation's most outstanding college hockey player since 1961, and three Harvard players have won the prize (Mark Fusco '83. Scott Fusco '85-86, and Lane MacDonald '88-89). The Sports Cube has compiled a list of this year's potential candidates and will keep an eye on them and any other players who may become finalists in March. The list reflects the opinion of the Crimson sports writers. NCAA Poll 1. Maine (24) 31-1-2 249 2. Michigan...