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...double album, “Sign ‘O’ the Times”, and each of his subsequent releases has struggled to recreate that recording’s effortless songcraft, crack musicianship, and irrepressible joie de vivre. Prince’s high-profile disputes with the label executives at Warner Brothers Records, and his failed bid for release from his multi-album contract, are usually blamed for the precipitous drop in quality of his early nineties recordings. But the truth is, the Purple One just wasn’t destined to reclaim the Olympian heights he achieved...

Author: By Bernard L. Parham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Prince | 4/6/2006 | See Source »

...official form of Islam in Saudi Arabia, commonly referred to as Wahhabism, is undoubtedly “conservative” in that it rejects what it sees as changes introduced into Islam since the time when the religion was established by the Prophet Mohammad. In this regard, the label “reactionary” applies more or less as well to Wahhabi beliefs as it does to Protestant Christianity, which rejected the Catholic Church’s teachings on much the same basis. A great many U.S. leaders—not least the current president—have been...

Author: By John Schoeberlein, | Title: An Age of Righteous Innuendo | 4/5/2006 | See Source »

...terms of relationships, claiming that “It’s Complicated” seems funny at first, until you realize that it’s actually not a joke. Before you note the irony in the situation, take a moment to ask yourself: What came first: the label or your life...

Author: By Emma M. Lind | Title: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy | 4/4/2006 | See Source »

...their high-scoring and expensive recommendations," she observes. Women are more likely to ask advice from a person at a wine shop, according to a survey by Constellation Wines U.S. They appear to be less influenced by formal ratings. (Both genders, however, can be suckers for a nice label, according to the survey, though men are more drawn to images of chteaux, coats of arms and braiding, as opposed to the scenic and floral labels that attract women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Wine and Women | 4/3/2006 | See Source »

...ultimate flavor, though, will also reflect the burnishing influence of the years it lay in wait of a corkscrew. As more women discover that age-old truth about wine and waiting, it's a good bet that fewer will settle for the little White Lie of a cutesy label...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Wine and Women | 4/3/2006 | See Source »

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