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...contrast to the manufactured feel of “Dancing Choose,” “Love Dog” is an attempt to strip a song down to its bare essentials so that the lyrics can do the bulk of the work. The effect is unsettling, and the feeling must be mutual as Adebimpe croons, “Come lay me low and love me / This lonely little love dog / That no one knows the name of." Here, the pervading image of isolation and anonymity mirrors the underlying angst of a generation struggling to retain its individuality against...
...before you assume that this is a band that takes itself too seriously, consider the infectious “Halfway Home,” the wisely-chosen album opener. An ominous drum rhythm reminiscent of Joy Division is juxtaposed with carefree doo-wops, and the effect resonates in such a way that even the most pretentious art house snob can’t resist the temptation to dance. The song’s light-hearted but haunting at the same time...
...feel like it’s the A.R.T.’s friend, then it’s not going to go,” she says. Changes as simple as postering around campus and advertising the free college nights for every production could have a dramatic effect on the A.R.T.’s integration into campus life, Benowitz adds. Additionally, more involved efforts like seeking faculty support for the shows and hosting lectures and workshops with visiting and resident professionals might increase the A.R.T.’s campus presence. Paulus believes that the main solution lies...
...some trillion dollars in lost market equity short, the House Friday finally passed $700 billion legislation to bail out struggling Wall Street firms and ease the crisis of credit and confidence gripping the U.S. economy. And while its impact on the ailing economy is far from clear, the crisis' effect on the presidential campaign has been unmistakable...
Take those concrete barriers. They are not yet the 12-foot tall monsters that eventually scarred Baghdad's streets like lifeless, bleached reefs (and which were being taken down in one part of the Iraqi capital last week). But big or small, the effect on traffic is the same: huge jams, boiling frustrations and growing chunks of the city off limits to ordinary citizens. The most visible no-go area in Islamabad today is the high end of Constitution Avenue (there's a moral in that somewhere), but security forces are also closing off smaller roads, remaking traffic flows...