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...people of the North Caucasus are well-accustomed to Moscow's iron fist. They have been at the center of Russia's Islamist insurgency for decades, and the return of massive "counter-terrorist operations" seems to be treated like a storm that hadn't passed in a while. "People here are mostly calm. They're used to it. They're staying inside," says Yulya Yuzik, an author who is researching her book, Brides of Allah, in the regional capital of Dagestan. "Around those forests you can hear the blasts from up in the mountains. But it sounds like it might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia's War on Terror: A Crackdown by Popular Demand | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

...We’re telling Faust that we need jobs,” he says, softly pounding his fist on the table. “We’re literally looking to survive...

Author: By Sofia V. McDonald, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: In the Heat of the Kitchen | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

...swings into a taut rock groove with punchy electric guitars and a gurgling bass. The drums cut in and out, adding tension and release at the perfect moments and then letting the track build slowly upon itself with each soaring harmony before the ultimate release of blazing guitar and fist pumping high notes. The joyful climax of its chorus, worthy of Arcade Fire, is a phenomenal emotional release...

Author: By Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Local Natives | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

After ten episodes of fist-pumping, hot-tubbing debauchery, we here at Flyby knew that Mike aka “The Situation” of Jersey Shore fame was a meathead. But now, thanks to the fine people at Bartley’s, “The Situation” is literally ground sirloin...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hot Buns | 2/15/2010 | See Source »

...Life Stand,” Hot Chip debuts a newly stripped-down aesthetic that effortlessly combines soulful ballads with synth effects and electronic distortion, juxtaposing simple, romantic lyrics with dance beats that wouldn’t disappoint a fist-pumping Jersey Shore guido. Where previous tracks incorporated gimmicks like the jarringly self-referential lyrics on “The Warning” or the inexplicable two minutes of grating synth noises on “Shake a Fist,” the tracks on “One Life Stand” replace them with a new, fully developed sound...

Author: By Jenya O. Godina, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hot Chip | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

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