Word: fitful
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...black box that the Beats come in is an objet d'art - including drawers and panels like those of the jewelry box your mom got on a trip to Asia - that makes even Apple's uniquely stylish packaging look unimaginative and overly simple. The headphones collapse and fit into a neat, football-sized carrying case. Monster, known for its high-end cables, gives you one standard cable (in red!) and another one (black), which has a mic built in and a button, so you can answer calls to your iPhone. The Beats: just what the doctor ordered...
Nirvana's Cobain once wrote a song called School; ridiculing the alternative world: "You're in high school again! No recess!" Just as in school, certain styles and viewpoints are considered "cool" in the alternative scene; those that don't fit in are derided. This year the critically acclaimed band Smashing Pumpkins had a hit single called Cherub Rock, an attack on alternative dogmatism: "Stay cool/ And be somebody's fool this year...
...Victorian houses that had once been Bunker Hill's elitist pride and were now slum abodes. The Angels Flight railway, the movie theater, the Ritz Bar are seen in their full functioning glory. Since the people in The Exiles rehearsed some of their scenes, the movie may not fit the precise definition of a documentary. But it is a precious document of a vanished culture. (The film is eloquently excerpted in Thom Anderson's excellent history of the city, Los Angeles Plays Itself...
...tried to remember every important thing that has happened to me over the years. Also, this is a time when many people want to know about China. I always get asked why, as a Chinese person, do I play Western classical music. That image doesn't really fit...
With a sweet lefty swing fit for Yankee Stadium's short right-field porch, Murcer was the best player on some middling Yankee teams of the late '60s and early '70s. In 1983, George Steinbrenner gave Murcer a full 30 minutes to decide if he wanted to end his playing days to move into the booth. He wisely accepted, teaming with the late Phil (Scooter) Rizzuto to form one of the best buddy acts in broadcasting...