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...detractors are always bemoaning the seeming pointlessness of attending one of his infamously high-energy concerts, citing the live Girl Talk sound as indistinguishable from that of his albums. Speaking from experience, I can say that such criticism is reasonably well founded. But luckily, the inverse of this purported drawback is also true. Girl Talk’s “studio” albums (though the term “studio” implies the presence of session musicians, which play no part in auteur Gregg Gillis’s process) pack the same infectiously danceable punch that...

Author: By Nayeli E. Rodriguez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Girl Talk | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

According to Abhoud Syed Lingga, executive director of the Institute of Bangsamoro Studies in Mindanao and an expert on the conflict, the court's intervention set off a reaction among more radical MILF fighters. "When the Supreme Court interferes in an issue that is mainly political, it's a drawback," Lingga says. "It's a disincentive to insurgents to stop fighting and come back to the negotiating table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Philippines' Uneasy Peace Broken | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

...think that industry or professional standards are really important, and in the absence of clear, coherent state and Federal Government oversight, there is an even more important role that industry guidelines can play," Hudson says. "The [drawback] of industry or professional guidelines is that they are voluntary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Genetic Tests Be Regulated? | 7/22/2008 | See Source »

...bright screen. Since I don't have a huge media collection, the unexpandable memory (8 GB comes standard; for 16 GB, you'll pay an extra $100) doesn't faze me either. If you've got lots of songs, photos or other files, however, this is a real drawback...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The iPhone: Second Time's a Charm | 7/14/2008 | See Source »

...most serious drawback in the outlined operation is the monopoly, or group of monopolies that would be created. Gregory B. Stone ‘58, undergraduate president, has made it clear that the Agency does not expect the University to issue solicitation permits to two competing typewriter agents, or refrigerator renters. He argues that the market is not big enough for two dealers in this sort of field, and expects the University to favor the Organization?...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: ...Who Help Themselves | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

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