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...Hughes brothers, most famous for their gritty and groundbreaking debut street drama Menace II Society, have returned from a five year absence with From Hell, a thriller/crime drama concerning the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper. Although the Victorian era legend needs no real introduction, for those living in a cultural vacuum, the story is as follows: From Aug. 7 to Nov. 10, 1888, at least seven prostitutes were methodically murdered and mutilated in the Whitechapel district of London’s East End. It was the first instance of a serial killer in the modern Western world, and absolutely...

Author: By James Crawford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An Inferno Without the Flames | 10/19/2001 | See Source »

...debut solo release from Brian Gottesman, the former frontman of much-lauded local funk band Chucklehead and Rype, spins an endearing story of heartbreak, the messy road to recovery and the possibility of new love—Pardon My Mess closes with “Find Our Feet,” a cheery upbeat number with echoes of mop-haired Beatles in its trumpet-lead optimism. Mess as a whole is often as polite and nearly as self-effacing as its title: It is sometimes a little hard to imagine the earnest, woeful voice that sings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Albums | 10/19/2001 | See Source »

...fact that the Strokes behave like washed up rock stars despite being at their creative apex leads to a debut album that is energetic, damn catchy and innovative within its paradigm. Casablancas howls about sex, drugs and rock ’n roll in earnest, backed by a motley crew of influences ranging from 50s jangle pop to British Invasion rock to New Wave. The songs, save some masterful use of modulation showcased in tracks like “Soma,” are simplistic—no fancy drumming, straightforward guitar chords in a verse-chorus-verse matrix. Still...

Author: By Thalia S. Field, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Strokes: This is It | 10/19/2001 | See Source »

...says she will further address concerns about the guide’s delayed debut in its introduction...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Guide More Than A Year Behind Schedule | 10/18/2001 | See Source »

Last year Golden was brought to the Studio Museum by her mentor, Lowery Stokes Sims, a former curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Golden's debut Harlem show, "Freestyle," an exhibition of 28 young artists, included such works as a sound installation by Nadine Robinson that mixes political speeches by George W. Bush and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. against laugh tracks. Says Golden: "I'm here to present new and daring contemporary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Curator: A Golden Age for Post-Black Art | 10/15/2001 | See Source »

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