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...comprehensive account of nearly every issue and development over the last 70 years. This is one of the first times that the more recent history of Harvard has been addressed, and the book will serve as a good background read for anyone looking more closely at any one facet of the University (such as the difficulties of the Visual and Environmental Studies Department or the colossal failure of the Universitys Medical Area Total Energy Plant (MATEP)). Despite the problems the Kellers have making everything fit within their argument, Making Harvard Modern uses thorough and solid research to tell a fascinating...
...that sense, Badmarsh & Shri belongs to a generation of young British-Asian acts, from Nitin Sawhney to Cornershop, who have emerged from the ethnic underground to make music that bends--and transcends--traditional pop categories. South Asian culture suffuses almost every facet of modern British life: Bollywood movies outdraw West End musicals, and curry is the national cuisine. Now, with the novelty of the "Asian underground" fading, Asian musicians are demanding recognition as mainstream British artists with global appeal. Talvin Singh, the critically acclaimed London-based DJ and tabla virtuoso, says British-Asian pop "is the music of today. Whether...
Seen from the 2000s, our musical secession was just another facet of the secession of an entire group of Americans that declares itself a nation--different, cooler, better--through its brands: Maglite, Volvo, Apple. Alternative consumption, if you will. Is it any surprise that this market includes people who, as teenagers, were combing record bins for 12-in., imported Depeche Mode singles--pricey, sure, for just a few minutes of music, but of such higher quality...
Community education is another facet of the clean up efforts. The Watershed Institute, run by Max Kennedy, takes inner-city youth to the river. Through observation, the students learn the river's environmental value and will encourage people around them to respect the river, Kennedy said...
While Kingdom Come is no contender for next year's Oscar race, the audience often cannot help but give in to uncontrollable laughter. The Slocumbs constantly poke fun at the stereotypical Southern Baptist, each focusing on one facet of the stereotype, be it unemployment, religious zealousness or the southern accent. Furthermore, in light of all the arguments, secrets and exaggerated emotions, the film often even resembles a bad day-time soap opera that even the excellent cast (including Jada Pinkett Smith, Toni Braxton and Cedric the Entertainer) cannot salvage. However, although the primary goal of this film is humor, there...