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...have been arrested on separate gun charges. "Idiots like the So Solid Crew are glorifying gun culture and violence," Howells fumed. Home Secretary David Blunkett suggested holding talks with music industry executives about "what is and what isn't acceptable" in song lyrics. But few people were buying that lame old line. "So Solid Crew might not be setting a good example," says Mike Franklin, a member of London's Lambeth community-police consultative group, "but no one is driven to murder by rap lyrics." More substantive proposals emerged from Blunkett's confab with police officials, including tough new measures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bullets over Britain | 1/12/2003 | See Source »

Just Married, like most films of its genre, begins by touching on cliched yet interesting social issues, only to resolve them as quickly and sloppily as Trent Lott fleeing a Jay-Z concert. Writer Sam Harper, who also penned the similarly-lame kiddie flick Rookie of the Year, embroils his characters in a classist struggle that pits Sarah’s crusty upbringing against Tom’s small-time bachelor-pad existence. Love, however, conquers all, as it usually does in the hearts of Beverly Hills society girls raised to believe that “marriage is an investment...

Author: By Clint J. Froehlich, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "Just Married" | 1/9/2003 | See Source »

...Arroyo says she is sacrificing her political career for the public good. But by renouncing the leverage of incumbency, she may have turned herself into a lame duck. She has also exposed her country to an unusually drawn-out presidential race, raising the likelihood that little will get done. "She should have made this announcement right after she assumed office two years ago," groused veteran Senator Aquilino Pimentel. "She could have mobilized public support she needed at a crucial stage of her administration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Long Goodbye | 1/6/2003 | See Source »

...She’s now a lame duck and nobody trusts her,” he says. “Anything that she’s involved in is going to be problematic...

Author: By Claire A. Pasternack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School Closures Reach Final Vote | 12/17/2002 | See Source »

...Fellas will use any lame excuse to chat up The Wass

Author: By Fm Stizzaf, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Know Your Outgoing FM Execs (And West Coast Rap) | 12/12/2002 | See Source »

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