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...great midcentury heyday of Chicago's Democratic machine, politics was open only to those with a sponsor--"We don't want nobody nobody sent," a ward boss famously said. By the time Obama got into the game in the 1990s, it was no longer an exclusive club. The centrally controlled party organization had splintered into a loose group of ward committees that operated like autonomous fiefs. Still, old practices died hard; the same virtues of loyalty and familiarity were rewarded by new bosses who expected political newcomers to pay their dues--and wait their turn...
...true / Not like you”), “Third” manages to succeed in an entirely new, albeit startling way.With a new attitude comes a new aesthetic, and it’s remarkable to hear how the band has matured since trip-hop’s heyday. While that music ultimately strove to bring a sort of hypnotic order to a combination of sampled and original material, here the band seems to revel in imperfection. The best example of this kind of self-conscious disruption is the first track, “Silence,” where...
There's little of the hustle and bustle that Ghadames saw in its heyday, although there are a few stalls where hagglers can pick up handicrafts made by the local Tuareg tribe - and in contrast to many other North African medinas, there's no pressure to buy. Ghadames is a town attuned to the desert, and this relaxed atmosphere is one of the real joys of going there. As the renovations continue, tour buses will follow. But, for now, this is one of the few places where you can still intentionally get lost alone...
...late Andrew Grima, who died at 86 in December. "Until now, Grima has been undervalued," says David Warren, head of jewelry at Christie's, London, who notes that what would thrill Grima most would be "to see 28-year-olds wearing their grandmothers' pieces." In his heyday, Grima had stores in Zurich, London, New York, Tokyo and Sydney, and counted a Swinging '60s Princess Margaret and Bond girl Ursula Andress as fans. In the '70s, when his work in textured yellow gold and raw emeralds, sapphires and opals became even wilder, Jacqueline Onassis became a convert. His most significant client...
...likes of former President Akbar Rafsanjani. "But the situation speaks for itself," he added, pointing to the fact that the Tehran candidate with the highest votes, current Majles Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, still received a million votes less than the leading reformist candidate in the movement's electoral heyday...