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...grave can be a drag. Nobody really wants to hear Seinfeld's take on Halliburton unless it's accompanied by a laughtrack. Also, Cosby's comments deriding non-standard English seemed particularly off-base. Without non-traditional language, we wouldn't have Public Enemy rapping "Don't Believe The Hype," Diana Ross singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," or Bob Marley declaring he had "So Much Things to Say." Without slang, we wouldn't have the blues poems of Langston Hughes, or some of the patois-infused verse of Derek Walcott...
...much a rejection of Vajpayee's Hindu nationalist party as any great swing for Sonia. And the problems that led to the party's ouster are set to get worse. India needs at least 75 million jobs over the next seven years just to keep unemployment from rising. The hype over outsourcing notwithstanding, the information-technology sector employs only 800,000 of India's elite. Abroad, India's next leader must handle peace talks with Pakistan. But Sonia has yet to articulate a clear economic or foreign policy. She also faces an unforgiving electorate. "As reform pulls more Indians above...
...just wanted to keep our eyes on the road,” said senior Chris Chiou, explaining why his team didn’t hype the announcement more. “We already kind of knew we were going to make the tournament...
...some $320 million poured into U.S.-based mutual funds invested in China. The bullish case for China seems irresistible: a stable government, millions of aggressive entrepreneurs, plenty of cheap labor and 1.2 billion consumers eager to fulfill a lifetime of pent-up demand. But don't be blinded by hype. Here are the important questions...
This year, the Lather organizers are under pressure to show that they are capable of throwing a party that lives up to the extreme hype without antagonizing Cambridge or the University. “You have the fun, we’ll take care of the safety,” the Lather website tells partygoers...