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...riffs rougher, and vocals fiercer, projected from both the stomach and throat. The sound was less appetizing perhaps, but the performance was unquestionably dedicated. Each song was modestly counterbalanced with a sincere, soft-voiced “Thank you.” After all, for all the glory and fame of appearances on Jay Leno and mentions in Rolling Stone, these are still unjaded, warm-hearted guys who have had a little more success at what they love doing...
...hardcover "collectible" jugular. Herriman's best "Krazy Kat" work appeared in his full-page Sunday strips since this allowed him the most amount of freedom of form. So here they are, printed in chronological order with their date of publication. The collection's designer, Chris Ware (of "Jimmy Corrigan" fame), wisely makes his hand all but invisible. The strips are just black and white because William Randolph Hearst, syndicator and patron saint of the strip, ran it in the arts section of his papers rather than the color "funnies." Disappointingly Hearst also forced the strip into a strict layout beginning...
...council hopes to make a bid on Semisonic, of “Closing Time” fame, by the end of this week, after settling on the amount of the bid with the president’s office, and obtaining approval from the Dean of the College’s Office...
...after watching these companies make money on his ideas, he thought he should be capitalizing on them himself. In his 40s, he launched marketing and publishing ventures. It was just before his 50th birthday, when the most ambitious of these businesses failed, that he realized how the pursuit of fame and fortune was hurting...
...attribution and original scholarship, when the institution behind us all tolerates plagiarism at the highest level? Allowing Goodwin to remain as Overseer of an academic institution is tantamount to condoning such behavior. Worse, it promotes a double standard, suggesting that indiscretions diminish in importance as one’s fame and popularity grow. For the integrity of Harvard, Goodwin must...