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...provide Stereolab with a rich, layered sound, leaving behind the cold Cologne sound of 1997's Dots and Loops. Cobra and Phases Groups is the band's longest album, clocking in over 75 minutes. But this never becomes a strain, and the songs distinguish themselves nicely. Gone is the drone that was the band's early trademark; instead, they've gone for more orthodox song structures. Lovely string flourishes garnish "Puncture in the Radar," while lead singer Laetitia Sadier and Mary Hansen harmonize beautifully...

Author: By Dan Visel, | Title: Stereolab | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

...Office drones of the world, unite! This clever first novel is narrated by a nameless young woman who is killing time and brain cells by working as a receptionist at the stuffy Academy of Material Science in London. Pouring her heart out in a novel-cum-diary, she is attempting to figure out a tumultuous love affair. But while this subject has been handled much better by more sophisticated writers, the author really comes alive in her sharp descriptions of the deadly pettiness of office life: who sits with whom in the company cafeteria; what the people who answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Ringing For You | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

...HUNTER DRONE Unmanned spy plane apparently shot down. Artoo Detoo holds Milosevic personally responsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Apr. 19, 1999 | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...fairness, I don't know what Alan Greenspan will say on June 10. Perhaps he will give a humorous or enlightening speech. Perhaps he will drone on and on about economic policy. I hope others in my class will return after the morning exercise, give him a chance and hear what he has to say. Let's just hope he doesn't say anything about sunscreen. Andrew S. Chang '99 is a neurobiology concentrator in Kirkland House. His column appears on alternate Wednesdays...

Author: By Andrew S. Chang, | Title: Don't Forget Your Sunscreen | 4/14/1999 | See Source »

...missiles they are facing over Yugoslavia. After a B-1 with the new software passed a critical flight test last Tuesday night in Florida, two B-1s were ordered into action two days later. The same night the B-1s debuted, so did the Predator, an Air Force drone able to relay targeting and bomb-damage data to commanders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pentagon's Plan | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

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