Word: cutters
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...turns the flora and fauna of Borneo, Madagascar and the Amazon basin into objets d'art. Not a human is in sight, though Lanting's artistry and perseverance are hard to miss in these kingdoms where he was the intruder and adversary. As he notes, "I have seen leaf-cutter ants eat my tent, fungi grow in my lenses, and larvae emerge from the flesh of my leg." This reasonably priced volume is ideal for the bright child who needs to know there's a world beyond PlayStation2--a world of drama, danger and grandeur; a realm both beautiful...
...Which Al Gore were you going to vote for, the environmentalist or the populist? Which George W. Bush, the tax-cutter or the anti-abortionist? Which Ralph Nader, the government reformer or the economic isolationist? Harry Browne makes it easy. A Libertarian government would hardly seem like government...
...when it was time to aim for the White House, it was crucial that he get the tax music exactly right; the whole strategy depended on it, and not just for winning the primaries. If conservatives came to think Bush was an ardent tax cutter, they would be willing to let him roam much closer to the center on just about everything else to win the heart of independents. "He moved the party on immigration and education," says Grover Norquist, godfather of all tax cutters, "but no Republican could have abandoned tax cuts and won the primary, or the general...
However, surprisingly, on their debut album, Wasting Time, Mest's derivitative punk-ska style works. Their music, despite a cookie-cutter resemblance to other punk-ska outfits such as Blink 182, still shares the same exuberance of a life preoccupied with drinking and chasing after girls. Thus, the quartet plays quick but ultimately very melodic songs about longing ("Richard Marxism"), about more longing ("Random Arrival") and finally about more longing, with a dash of self-destruction thrown in for good measure ("Lonely Days"). The album's best track, the title track, also deals with the theme of love and loneliness...
...York City native, captain of his high school cross-country team and still a runner, intends to stay in his new business for the long haul--and keep moving it into new fields of artistic endeavor. "I would be bored doing something that's cookie cutter," Pullman says. To which the Isley Brothers might respond, "It's your thing. Do what you gotta do." Do you hear the music, Mr. King...