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...from its history. One can just imagine, as described in the liner notes, frenzied Rude Boys holding up deejays for copies of Wailers records. Marley holds a prominent place in that vision, a wunderkind if not a prophet, unbelievably talented and waiting to reach his musical and political peak. Fame and high art would come later. “One Love” is simply a testament to that promise, not its realization. —Reviewer Nicholas K. Tabor can be reached at ntabor@fas.harvard.edu
...while about the camera phones and tabloid reporters that are always on hand to capture bad behavior. How, he asks, is he supposed to snort a line in front of a bunch of strangers if they’re all taking pictures of him? Ah, the tribulations of fame. These lyrics, straight off tabloid front-pages, are delivered to the receptionist, the psychologist, the masseuse and the group therapist at the resort-like clinic—he skips the group hug to let us know that “when you’re a famous boy, it gets really...
...piano virtuoso Folds rose to fame in the late 1990’s as the front man for the band Ben Folds Five, a group that dissembled...
...piano virtuoso Folds rose to fame in the late 1990’s as the front man for the band Ben Folds Five, a group that dissembled...
...Professor Maryellen Ruvulo concluded the placid lecture by saying, “My guess is that there probably is [a genetic explanation] for homosexuality, but scientists haven’t found it yet.” Although the winner of the rat race to find this trait will find fame and will contribute greatly to the study of human genomes, I fear that the value that researchers and gay activists have placed on the science of homosexuality is grossly exaggerated. The pioneer in the field, Dr. Simon LeVay, told Newsweek Magazine in 1992 that he felt...