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...papers don’t really care. The persona of Morrissey has lost its allure; there’s nothing to conceal the insufficiency of his music. His newest attempt, “Years of Refusal,” is overwrought and ill-conceived, the result of a warped ego that has not yet realized its time has come and gone. Morrissey’s voice has morphed into something wholly unsuitable for the roaring guitars that make up his instrumental bed. Like floorboards, driven apart over the years by heat and humidity, there’s a divide between...

Author: By Sanders I. Bernstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Morrissey | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...figure? I walk down the street, and it's not like people are mobbing me. But I do get recognized sometimes - which is very new for a writer. A writer is supposed to have anonymity. And the result of that is that I think I'm all that. My ego is completely out of control. I think you're going to see that in some of the work coming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Joss Whedon, creator of Dollhouse | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

...care less. That's what critics get paid for. "As soon as we get told, 'Yes, games are high art. They're almost as high as painting and slightly less than dance,' it's over. Freedom is dead at that point. Then the argument just becomes about people's egos. And my ego doesn't need to be told I'm an artist. I hate myself already...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grand Theft Auto's Extreme Storytelling | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...garage bands. This would not only offer a lifeline to traditional media outlets but also nourish citizen journalists and bloggers. They have vastly enriched our realms of information and ideas, but most can't make much money at it. As a result, they tend to do it for the ego kick or as a civic contribution. A micropayment system would allow regular folks, the types who have to worry about feeding their families, to supplement their income by doing citizen journalism that is of value to their community...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Save Your Newspaper | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

...tale about American isolationism and the need to risk and extend one's hand in friendship. On top of all that, it's the greatest zombie story ever written, which is probably why it's being made into a movie with the brilliant "no ego" Viggo Mortensen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Bettany's Short List | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

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