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...before (the Bee Gees' How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?), but this time he excels himself. Shout Out Louds Very Loud Singer Adam Olenius broadcasts his influences with his vocal cords (the Cure's Robert Smith and U2's Bono), but his swing from nonchalant weariness to faint glimmer of hope on this up-tempo heartbreak tune is so winning it almost sounds new. Akon Lonely Senegal-born, U.S.-raised Akon starts his tale of abandonment with typical woe. Then the chorus - a sample of Bobby Vinton's Mr. Lonely, played at Chipmunk speed - arrives, and the song turns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Songs Worth Three Minutes | 5/19/2005 | See Source »

...last British-owned mass car manufacturer, is perhaps inevitable. Bailed out repeatedly by successive British governments, the firm long failed to control its labor relations or its costs, and the quality of its cars was so uneven that they became the butt of national jokes. There was a glimmer of hope in the 1990s, when the firm was acquired and run by BMW. The German luxury automaker invested in a new premium model, the 75, but it didn't sell well. Jay Nagley, managing director of British consultants Spyder Automotive, says it was beautifully engineered, "but too Old World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Need Of Some Repairs | 4/10/2005 | See Source »

...Singer Adam Olenius broadcasts his influences with his vocal cords (the Cure's Robert Smith and U2's Bono), but his swing from nonchalant weariness to faint glimmer of hope on this up-tempo heartbreak tune is so winning it almost sounds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: 10 Songs Worth at Least 99 Cents | 4/10/2005 | See Source »

...high enough for the Bears to be elevated to “team under consideration” (TUC) standing. Because Dartmouth has two wins against Brown, that status-bump will boost the Big Green’s record against TUCs high enough to give the Hanover faithful a glimmer of hope should enough breaks go their...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ECAC Glory Marks M. Hockey History | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

Speaking of far-fetched, some might point to Penn’s collapse in Providence and New Haven to kick off last season as a glimmer of hope that the Quakers could stumble and make this a race again. And while it’s perfectly all right to have faith, since it doesn’t cost anything, don’t put any money on it, unless you like losing it, in which case flushing it down the toilet might be a more efficient alternative...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Around the Ivy League: A League by Itself | 2/17/2005 | See Source »

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