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...Bono didn't point fingers at anyone or accuse the U.S. of not sending enough money to Africa. What a rarity from a celebrity! Bono's well-written insight is inspiring and has heart. He recognizes that the U.S. isn't the only country with Africa's fate resting on its shoulders. European nations also need to take action. Sarah Gooch, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI...
...Tell Me ‘Bout It,” the album’s poppiest song and first single, is worth a listen, as it best showcases the full range of Stone’s voice. But the CD often tries too hard to offer meaningful insight into Stone’s psyche. It leaves this reviewer with two main complaints: the ballads and the lyrics. “Bruised But Not Broken” is the only of the ballads that does Stone’s voice justice. The lyrics are sub-par (“Love ripped...
...early Modest Mouse songs may have been traded in for a gigantic layer of schmaltz and glittery hooks, but the band’s even more fatalistic than ever. Brock has described the album as a “nautical balalaika carnival romp,” which gives some insight into the controlled chaos that dominates each song. This album doesn’t necessarily break new ground, but it pushes old ideas to the brink. “Float On” gets outshone and blown away by the full-on dance single that is “Dashboard...
...epiphanies, I found people who had pulled a big U-turn in their lives. There was a slaughterhouse worker who became an animal-rights activist, a venture capitalist who quit to found a high-minded nonprofit, a death-penalty advocate who became a leading death-penalty opponent. Often the insight came in a forehead-smiting moment in the middle of the night: I've got it all wrong...
...well that version did is hard to pin down. Strong sales were reported, but Keret's publishers suspect that Hamas bought the books and burned them, lest ordinary Palestinians read them. That scenario sounds like the perfect beginning to a Keret short story. But given the insight into young Israel's collective psyche that Keret offers up, if the tale is true, it would be a tragedy in itself...