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...Highlight Reel: On the future of the American empire: "After a very long struggle and in the midst of a serious ecological crisis, the still dominant empire- the United States- will finally be defeated around 2035 by the same globalization of the markets (particularly the financial ones), and by the power of corporations. Financially and politically exhausted, like all other empires before it, the United States will cease to run the world. But it will remain the planet's major power; no new empire or dominant nation will replace it. The world will temporarily become polycentric with a dozen...
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...never guess—the ticking of a clock.For an idiosyncratic artist who created his own genre of art, Schwitters brought disappointingly little to the literary table with his fairy tales. Still, “Luck Hans” is not without its merits. Not surprisingly, the highlight of the book is visual rather than literary. Schwitters uses bizarre illustrative typography to narrate “The Scarecrow.” Though the story itself is not much more than a complicated “The House that Jack Built,” its innovative conversion of language into visual...
...Nonetheless, listeners who yearn for the softer Neil Young can find solace in tracks like “Off the Road” and “Light a Candle.” Their lighter instrumentation, the latter featuring just Young and his acoustic, work to highlight the complex vocal harmonies that were present throughout the album. Young’s uniquely fragile and charming voice shines through, honorably affected by time. Instances like this, in which Young exchanges nagging rhetoric for blunt vulnerability are rare, but rewarding. And though he has his heartfelt moments, it may not be enough...
...crossword, but how long do you think it would take you to complete it? WS: Around 25 to 30 minutes for one I didn’t edit. RR: That’s awesome. It took my roommates and me three days to do one once. It was a highlight of my life. WS: That’s excellent. Do you remember which one it was? RR: Of course! It was called “Web Master” and the letters formed a line of “I”s down the middle to create a spider?...