Word: ideas
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...bands with the same members in them. We had too many people in the Bad Seeds. I kept trying to make songs that were leaner, had less going on in them. But it was difficult, there was a whole bunch of people in the studio and everyone had some idea of what they wanted to do. The Lyre of Orpheus record was this massive juggernaut of sound because we had eight people playing each song. I wanted something rawer and leaner so I got a few members of the band together and we did this record, Grinderman, which loosened...
...really get to the roots of when theater had power,” she writes in her publicity material, “when it was ritual.” The “ritual” that she’s trying to capitalize on here is the idea of nights out with friends, and though clubbing itself may be a relatively new concept, it actually shares similar foundations with the origins of American theater, which was once a rowdy, sociable, exciting time for all involved. “The Donkey Show,” co-directed by Paulus...
...being more central and not being as offensively motivated,” Keating reflects. “But I’ve always liked using stick skills and shooting the ball, so I think it was a smart transition to put me up there.”Although the idea came as a surprise to the junior, Keating kept an open mind and has reaped the benefits. After two moderately productive seasons at midfield, in which Keating notched 14 points over seven starts, the newly-minted forward has exploded in her third year, shredding opposing defenses like a veteran...
...theories you cite in your book speculate that America might be experiencing something similar to the downfall of Rome. Yet you reject that idea. The main reason I'm optimistic is because America is a society that is constantly refreshed by immigration. The demography of this country is changing so constantly and unpredictably that I sort of think it's going to be renewed and refreshed and changed going forward. I also don't think this is a despicable or amoral society. I just think it's of a warped and alienated and weird time...
...right now, that Afghan sixth sense is telling them that the U.S. and the other Western nations are losing the heart for battle. In the Pashtun strongholds of Afghanistan, it is now perceived to be a good idea for a tribe to start siding with the Taliban, even though members of the tribe may not agree with their harsh medievalism. A critical mass is gathering, experts say. Elders who belong to once neutral tribes in Kandahar province are now telling their youths to take up arms against the foreign invaders, as their fathers did back in the 1980s against...