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...Manuel Miranda, 28, the conceiver, composer, lyricist and star of In the Heights, had a bit more experience with musicals than Stew did--he got what he describes as a "lethal dose of musical theater" while acting in shows at his New York City grade school (the short Puerto Rican sixth-grader played Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie). He started writing In the Heights when he was living in the Latino house at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., incorporating the hip-hop that he had grown up listening to as well as the Latin styles of favorite artists like...
...over their 13-year recording career. Originally formed as a side project by Mick Collins of Detroit garage rock legends the Gories, the Dirtbombs have continually proven they can use excess to their advantage. They have been known to record with two bassists and two drummers, adding an extra dose of raw power to Collins’s original compositions, and their wide catalog of cover songs ranges from punk to funk. “We Have You Surrounded” finds the Dirtbombs combining all their musical strengths onto one disc. Soulful second track “Ever Lovin?...
...comic timing was impeccable, and the audience couldn’t stop laughing. Then, suddenly, her clothes were gone and she was twirling the enormous tassles on her nipples. Impressive, I had to admit. But it wasn’t art. Other burlesque dancers followed, adding a heavy dose of politics. There was Miss Dirty Martini, who came onstage dressed as blind justice and proceeded to gorge herself on dollar bills. It was an indictment of the Bush administration, and she had an American flag covering her crotch. Krylon Superstar started off by giving members of the audience...
...sleep deficit, and bigger problems. The new study found that people who suffered from "significant dozing" - those who almost always fell asleep involuntarily during the day - were 4.5 times more likely to have a stroke than people in the "no dozing" group. The association between sleepiness and stroke was dose-dependent: the sleepier the person, the higher the risk of stroke. People in the "some dozing" group, who sometimes, but not always, fell asleep while watching TV or while sitting quietly after lunch, had a 2.6 higher risk of stroke than their more alert peers...
...mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure (the pressure of blood in the artery when the heart contracts - i.e., the larger, top number) and a 7.4 mmHg increase in diastolic pressure (when the heart relaxes between beats). A snoring partner and road traffic had similar impact. And the effect was dose dependent: The louder the noise, the higher the jump in blood pressure. For every additional 5 dB in volume of aircraft noise, systolic and diastolic blood pressure rose another 0.65 mmHg each. "It's a small increase in the blood pressure, obviously, but it is significant," says co-author...