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...Keep It Like a Secret,” generally considered to be their finest studio effort. As an outsider to the indie scene, “You in Reverse” was my very first encounter with Built to Spill. Alas, instead of encouraging me to jump headfirst into the world of indie rock, most of the tracks on this album struck me as little more than background music. The instrumental arrangements and execution are seamless, but the reverb-heavy production establishes a clear divide between album and audience. Most of the album is fairly chill music perhaps best suited...
...Canadians are good at sliding stones but, as CanWest sportswriter Cam Cole noted, they are pretty great at sliding headfirst on cafeteria trays. Canada is now a skeleton superpower, finishing 1-2-4 in the men's event and adding a bronze in the women's. What did the face-first sliders do right? "Even though skeleton is an individual sport, the athletes learned to work together and trust each other," says skeleton team manager Teresa Schlachter. There was a support team--coaches, sport scientists, massage therapists, video experts and nutritionists--"passionate about what they do, who worked together...
...take advantage of it. I was really surprised that there were people here that were less than thrilled to be here.”Although New Orleans is still in the early stages of recovery, Harvard’s Tulane students say they are eager to dive headfirst into its reconstruction.“There is so much we can take back from all the colleges across the country to help rebuild Tulane,” Ordoyne says of his imminent return to New Orleans.Wyatt—who ultimately secured a job—says he plans to take...
Perhaps the biggest scandal has thrust the spotlight onto the obscure sport of skeleton, in which "sliders" on sleds speed headfirst down an icy track. Several female athletes have accused U.S. team coach Tim Nardiello of sexual harassment. In a note to the board of the sport's governing body, Felicia Canfield, who did not make the Olympic team, said that Nardiello "tried to kiss me on the lips" and that she "along with a dozen other athletes have heard Tim say over the radio, "The only time I want to see your legs spread like that...
...expensive movie--reported to have cost around $70 million--that dives headfirst into Middle East conflicts: Does that give, say, a studio head pause? "Yes, to be honest," says Universal chairman Stacey Snider without hesitation. "At the time when we started it, [the story] felt more quaint. But as we went through the development process, the good and bad news was that it became more relevant...