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...Sant'Egidio like him - yet so does the archtraditionalist Opus Dei. He can reach out to the laity as well: in September, the Archbishop showed up at the Monza racetrack for a spin in a Formula One car before the Grand Prix. But Tettamanzi could see his prospects fade. Some feel the Cardinals will again look outside Italy, perhaps to Africa or Latin America, where an unabashed Catholicism is booming. And early buzz could wind up backfiring. "You can't seem to want it too bad," says a veteran Vatican official. Or, in the words of an old Vatican dictum...
...would just like to write that, while it is true that the more sophisticated first-year may venture beyond Annenberg for a meal, Peter does not fit into this category. He is neither all that mature nor classy. His whites come out slightly creme-colored and his colors fade. He certainly needs culture but he will never get upper-class girls...
Another isolated glimpse of genius on The Love Below, the mounting intensity of “Happy Valentine’s Day” culminates in one of the most gorgeous passages in hip hop history. Piano trills, washes of sine waves and a heart-baring verse build and fade away, before snapping back into a refrain that conjures up visions of flight through kaleidoscopic stratospheres...
...Boi’s standout, “Flip Flop Rock”, features a twangy guitar riff and hi-hats that fade out every measure. It’s a beauty of a battle-rap track, no doubt, but what makes the song is Jay-Z’s rhythmically irresistible hook: “Young Hov in the place to be, Big Boi in the place to be / André 3000 … Shout out to public housin’ … I brought the whole hood with me! Yeah! Yeah...
...many excuses it comes up with, the KSG cannot erase the unconscionable impression that it is afraid of political controversy. In barring the Palestinian flag from this month’s proceedings, the school’s administrators gave their anniversary revelry a bitter aftertaste that will not soon fade...