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...Springsteen of the early '80s: the strained, country-infused rocker "Take 'Em as They Come" sounds like the misbegotten lovechild of Journey and the Eagles, and would have been better unrescued from Columbia's archives. Fortunately, Springsteen makes up for his mistakes with "Johnny Bye-Bye," a tiny gem of a song co-written with Chuck Berry and reminiscent of the smooth, clean hooks of "Darlington Country" and "Working on the Highway...
...greatest hits," with emphasis on the plurality in the word "hits." Albums like these lose their luster when one or two hit singles are surrounded by dance remixes and drivel from albums that weren't very good to begin with. A true "greatest hits" CD is a rare gem indeed these days...
...concentrators interested in getting out of Gund Hall and the Carpenter Center should take note of this architectural gem: Frank Gehry, an archictect from Santa Monica, California, is visiting MIT this semester. He is delivering "Current Works," a lecture with Dean William Mitchell and James Glympf of Frank O. Gehry and Associates. Reception follows. 7 p.m. Wong Auditorium, MIT Tang Center, 2 Amherst St. 253-7791. FREE...
Horror movies these days tend to be self-referential disasters, as though knowing and admitting that a movie is boring and predictable makes it less so. Not Bride of Chucky. Miraculously, this ridiculous gem has made it through the po-mo silliness that infects so many movies these days and is one of the most entertaining films of the year, easily besting such pathetic recent horror offerings as Halloween: H20 and those lame Screams...
Dartboard was surfing the Web recently when we stumbled upon a real gem, Resignation.com. Arianna Huffington, our favorite Greek-heiress-turned-pundit, has had her minions construct a site in tribute to that most dramatic of political statements--quitting. The site includes a history of notable leaders who have thrown in the towel, a list of publications which have called for the President to step down and an opportunity for people to issue their own call for Clinton's surrender...