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...AC/DC of old. It begins with a riff evocative of that immortal “Back in Black” opening line. Though the song starts to feel slightly bland with the continual repetition of “work, work, money made,” when the vocals fade out and leave the instrumentation unadulterated, the band creates pure magic, grounded in the solid interplay between guitar and drums. One of the best tracks on the album, “Spoilin’ for a Fight” is hair-splitting in the best possible sense. A wailing, brief guitar...
...Though we were enjoying our walk immensely, we began to wonder when we would happen upon the buffalo that had so enticed us initially. As the trees grew denser, our buffalo dreams started to fade. Just when we had given up all hope of viewing the fabled bison, we found them. But they were not, as I had inexplicably imagined, majestic and docile creatures roaming free on a wide-open plain, allowing themselves to be petted or even ridden by a worthy human such as myself. Instead there were maybe four buffalo lounging in a chain-link enclosure...
...Chavez, the boastful believer in “21st century socialism” who is eager for Russian economic and military support, just as he has been in the past with Iran and Cuba. Yet in the last year, the Venezuelan president has seen his political star begin to fade: After losing a crucial referendum that would have allowed him to remain in power indefinitely last December, Chavez has attempted to distract Venezuelans’ attention from the dire economic situation at home with a lot of show abroad...
Perhaps we have. And if so, when the story is told, the moral might be that white and black begin to fade when the color that matters is green - the green of money we can no longer count...
...Minnery makes clear, millions of Evangelicals have accepted Palin because of her membership in a Bible church. But there is no denying that mainstream Evangelicals and Pentecostals, while political allies on many social issues, have historically had significant tensions over theological differences. The Evangelicals' swoon for Palin might fade if it turns out that she continues to hold fast to Pentecostal practices and beliefs...