Word: elliott
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...better chance of winning sympathy. For years musicians and other artists were reluctant to address file sharing, in part because they saw how uncool Metallica's James Hetfield looked when he tried. But in September the likes of Nelly, the Dixie Chicks, Brian Wilson and the incontrovertibly cool Missy Elliott delivered televised antipiracy scoldings. In April, Ben Affleck appeared in an antipiracy spot on behalf of the movie industry. Still, you don't have to be Alanis Morissette to spot the irony in a zillionaire celebrity pleading for sympathy. After a spoofed version of Madonna's new album, American Life...
Harvard point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman, for quoting him as saying he’s “one of the worst Division I athletes to play basketball” (Nov. 20, 2002). Elliott, if I really thought the quote would have cost you a shot with that hot chick from Brazil, I never would have published...
...beats are digital icing—finely groomed and processed gems that remind listeners that, despite its faults, radio hip-hop has consistently pushed sonic boundaries. “Platinum BlaQue Party” employs shaker, hi-hat and triangle samples straight from a Missy Elliott chart-topper, along with a creamy-wet, futuristic synth. The lyrics imitate radio-hop’s vapid babble but exaggerate it even further, laying bare its superficiality. “I got so much access to excess,” they croon, “words cannot describe my success...
...were led by Churchill, and on the evening of May 10, as German troops massed against France, he accepted office from King George VI. Three days later, Churchill promised Britain only "blood, toil, tears and sweat." What he gave his country, above all, was leadership. --By Michael Elliott...
...some schools, the retired numbers of former greats hang from the rafters of cavernous arenas. At Harvard, your jersey is given away almost as soon as it’s turned in. Four years ago, No. 15 Tim Hill ’99 became Elliott Prasse-Freeman and No. 22 Mike Beam ’99 became Brady Merchant. Next year, the process will repeat itself. At Harvard, the program is forever bigger than any one player...