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...being progressive and socially conscious, a post-bling antidote to hip-hop's rampant gangsterism. His latest solo album, The New Danger, came out in October, and it's an example of how Mos's iron commitment to his idiosyncratic sensibility can get in his way. It features his laid-back, verbally adroit rapping over shredding rock riffs. Critics dug it, but some fans shrugged. "I think people just were expecting something different," Mos says. "Kinda like, crusading, 'I'm gonna save hip-hop from all these jewelry-wearing, champagne-swigging, sneaker-designing monsters.' And I was like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Inevitability of Def | 5/12/2005 | See Source »

...fiction comedy (based on the cult-classic novel and radio show by Douglas Adams) about a melancholy English bloke named Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) who roams the galaxy after Earth is demolished to build an interstellar bypass. Mos plays Arthur's winningly unflappable (and alien) best friend, and his laid-back vibe was in full effect on the set. "He slept a lot between takes," says executive producer Robbie Stamp. "The crews used to laugh. He had a phenomenal catnapping ability." But he wasn't phoning it in. "Some of the philosophical themes in the book, he really got into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Inevitability of Def | 5/12/2005 | See Source »

...chief has dropped in for a beer and a game of pool. THE RAVEN With jazz and coffee in the afternoons, and hip-hop and martinis in the evenings, this expat-owned bar, tel: (86-887) 828 9239, is Zhongdian's trendsetter. THE TREEHOUSE Under Tibetan-Hawaiian management, the laid-back Treehouse, tel: (86-887) 823 1296, is an ideal place to sip tea and snack on sunflower seeds while warming your toes beside a wood fire. HAZEL BAR Run by a former policeman from Xi'an and his wife (after whom the bar is named), this friendly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shangri-Bar | 5/12/2005 | See Source »

Above the door of the Dudley Co-op hangs a sign reading, “Center for High-Energy Meta-Physics.” This nickname, playing off the initials HEMP, encompasses the laid-back attitude and free spirit that characterizes the Dudley Co-op and its members...

Author: By Alexandra C. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dudley Offers Alternative Lifestyle | 5/9/2005 | See Source »

Erickson describes her personality as laid-back and fun, but highly competitive. She says she’s “not a huge screamer,” choosing instead to motivate players through carefully chosen, constructive criticism...

Author: By Jonathan P. Hay and Carrie H. Petri, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: New Coach Sees Great Chance With Women's Soccer | 5/5/2005 | See Source »

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