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Other activists are worried that the sheer ubiquity of pink-ribbon campaigns creates an illusion that all is well in the world of breast-cancer research and treatment. "When companies make breast cancer so pink and pretty and upbeat, too many people think we're close to getting answers and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pink Ribbon Promises | 10/8/2006 | See Source »

Yo La Tengo I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (Matador) 3.5 of 5 Stars By ERIC L. FRITZ CRIMSON STAFF WRITER Don’t get me wrong; I like NPR. During long commutes, there would be moments when the hip-hop and pop...

Author: By Eric L. Fritz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Yo La Tengo | 9/28/2006 | See Source »

The changes wrought by Ward’s harmonica playing, as well as the presence of a full band (perhaps too full, with two drummers/percussionists) both live and on “Post-War,” didn’t unravel the intimacy of his words with overstuffed sound...

Author: By Henry M. Cowles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Ward Rewards Fans | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

Combine all that with consumers creating the illusion of status with luxe accessories--the camera phone, the iPod, the $4 latte--and the gentrification of Monopoly makes perfect sense. Is it so ridiculous to let a Toyota Prius define your identity on a game board? That's what Toyota Prius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Culture Complex: Monopoly Is Us | 9/18/2006 | See Source »

Still, even though Bin Laden and Zawahiri may no longer speak for a large-scale tight-knit global web of operatives carrying out orders from the center, their tapes can serve as encouragement for localized self-starter cells. "Plotting radicals don't need membership cards or secret handshakes to do...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror's Televangelists Don't Scare Paris | 9/15/2006 | See Source »

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