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...fans, largely because Cuomo is an emo Everyman. After Weezer sold 3.9 million copies of its first two albums, Cuomo abandoned music, went to Harvard and put himself through an extremely painful surgery to even the lengths of his legs. When he realized that Harvard was not a cure for feelings of social inadequacy, Cuomo returned to Weezer and started banking song after song. What does Weezer's success prove? That emo kids--who pride themselves on not being like everybody else--don't mind living vicariously through a star, particularly an overwrought one, much as everybody else does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Emotional Rescue | 5/27/2002 | See Source »

...tiny, deserted island of Shilmi off the coast west of Seoul in 1968. One of the first things the men did upon arrival was to dig up a Chinese grave, grind up the bones and scarf them down mixed with a little water. They apparently believed this would cure venereal diseases and build character. They then nailed the skull and two crossbones to a wooden board marking the camp's entrance. Beneath the bones, they wrote the words, "Our creed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Korea's Dirty Dozen | 5/13/2002 | See Source »

...cuts alone are no cure-all, and future surpluses will depend on the willingness of Congress to restrain federal outlays. But history shows that when lawmakers control their proverbial pocketbooks, tax cuts bring bigger surpluses over the long haul. For Daschle to blithely slander Republicans as trying to raid his imaginary trust fund is knavish and cheap. Low taxes and low spending are our best hope of funding reforms to save Social Security. Making the Bush tax cut permanent is a necessary first step to that...

Author: By Jason L. Steorts, | Title: Tom's Tax Tall Tale | 5/13/2002 | See Source »

...Italy, Norway, Belgium and Germany into the rosy spotlight of political legitimacy. Scapegoating “immigrants” (nonwhites) as the cause of shrinking employment opportunities, these politicians have preyed upon the fears and biases of populations stung by economic instability. Tough immigration policies are touted as a cure-all for rising crime rates. Non-whites are accused of defiling the homogenous, cultural purity of Western European countries...

Author: By Toussint G. Losier, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: European Racism is Larger Than Le Pen | 5/10/2002 | See Source »

...second reason the Allston purchase will not be a cure-all for town-gown tensions is that it actually worsens a more serious problem that has nothing to do with construction. It further erodes the bonds of community association between the University and its neighbors in Cambridge...

Author: By John Pitkin, | Title: World's School, Bad Neighbor | 5/6/2002 | See Source »

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